Here’s the trailer for Only Child – the new BBC One comedy starring Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh as father and son. Gary Tank Commander creator McHugh plays Richard, an only child and budding actor, ...

Ricky Gervais has been nominated for his first Grammy award – for a show that was roundly hated by critics. The audio version of his Armageddon stand-up special has been shortlisted for best comedy ...

Two performers have launched a crowdfunding campaign to establish a permanent home for improv in Brighton. Heather Urquhart and Jules Munns are part of the city’s well-established Maydays troupe, who ...

Before the alternative comedy revolution and the political satire of Peter Cook and Lenny Bruce during the 1960s counter-culture revolution, there was the French Revolution And before the French ...

The stars of Goodness Gracious Me are to reunite ahead of its 30th anniversary. Stars Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal and Anil Gupta will be talking about their groundbreaking sketch show at Bristol’s ...

Comedy stars Josh Widdicombe, Ivo Graham, Jamali Maddix, Rob Beckett, Kerry Godliman and Jen Brister are uniting for a benefit gig for Palestine. The stand-ups will play the Hackney Empire in East ...

Damian Lewis and Draco Malfoy actor Tom Felton have joined the cast of Jimmy Carr’s Downton Abbey spoof, Fackham Hall. The period film – said to be in the vein of Airplane! and Monty Python – has been ...

An alternative comedy showcase with Cheekykita, Rosa Keaton, Jamie Drew, Lee Kennedy, Cameron Sinclair Harris, Bruce Edhouse, The Mayor & His Daughter, Ava Liversidge ...