Johnny Vegas is opening an antique shop for a new TV series. In the eight-part show, Little Shop Of Antiques, the comedian will open an emporium on the North West of England.

Richardson took up comedy after dropping out Bristol University, and in his early days shared a house in the city with fellow comedians Russell Howard, Mark Olver and John Robins. He entered and won ...

The Comedy Store Players were named Legends of Comedy at Leicester Comedy Festival’s annual awards ceremony last night. Also honoured were comedians including Helen Bauer, Jody Kamali, Kyrah Gray and ...

It’s a measure perhaps, of the confidence and rude health of Scottish comedy right now, that this showpiece event at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival featured almost exclusively local acts ...

Paying tribute, Julia McKenzie, BBC Radio 4’s commissioner for comedy, said: ‘Bill Dare's contribution to comedy is unparalleled. He brought joy to so many listeners and his unique talent is hugely ...

The official biography of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie’s double act has been updated for its paperback release next month. Originally published in 2019, the new version of Soupy Twists covers recent ...

Clash Of The Comics – the Edinburgh Fringe spectacular previously known as just The Wrestling – is to play the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, West London, on October 8.

Matthew Holness is writing a third Garth Marenghi comedy-horror book. The comedian will also tour the UK from October with readings from the title, This Bursted Earth.

Matt Chorley has feasted on politics, stalking the corridors, pubs and restaurants of Westminster. Now the award-winning writer, podcaster, comedian and BBC Radio 5 Live presenter has all the ...

Despite being largely pre or perhaps post-verbal, the troupe (Tom Greaves, Claire Parry and Coral Bevan) are engaging hosts who function more like a sketch group – crucially they come to the table ...

Rosco McClelland has won this year’s Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award. The news was announced by the Big Yin himself via a video message played at the last-day gala of the Glasgow ...

Coyle and Sharpe are an amazing street-prank comedy team from the early 1960s in San Francisco. They had a radio show where ...