Born and raised in the West Country, Bill Bailey showed an early passion for music, forming the school band Behind Closed Doors. It was also at school that he acquired the nickname Bill, thanks to a ...

Sara Pascoe says becoming a mother has made her a better stand-up. The comedian says that giving birth to Theodore, three next month, and 15-month-old Albie eroded the distinction between between her ...

The line-up has been announced for this year’s Comedians’ Beer Mat Flipping Championship. Ed Gamble, Phil Wang, Jordan Gray, Rosie Jones, Ruby Carr and Helen Bauer will be competing for the coveted ...

Fin Taylor meets – and mocks – Love Islander turned hugely successful podcaster and YouTuber Chris Williamson in the latest ...

Sixty finalists in this year’s comedy.co.uk awards have been announced today. Smoggie Queens, Wallace & Gromit, Alma’s Not Normal, Inside No. 9 and Taskmaster are among the programmes from 2024 that ...

Auctioneers Hansons said the item ‘attracted intense bidding from collectors eager to own a piece of television history’, which ‘highlighted the enduring popularity of Eric’s legacy, as well as the ...

Paul Merton and Diane Morgan have recorded material for a new release of Tony Hancock’s big-screen ventures. The Rebel and The Punch And Judy Man are to be re-issued on DVD and Blu-ray on March 3, ...

Celebrating three phenomenal decades in the game, Richard Blackwood got us laughing on the Real McCoy, has conquered MTV, owned Top of the Pops, graced the sets West End Theatres, EastEnders and ...

Matt Forde is to return to the West End with his Political Party podcast after an 18-month hiatus to have his bone cancer treated. The comic will be back at the Duchess Theatre on February 10 with ...

THE DRY: It's been streaming on ITVX for a while – where it's amassed million views – now the second series of the comedy-drama about Shiv, a thirtysomething recovering alcoholic, and her relationship ...

WALSALL: Now with the Strictly Glitterball trophy to his name, Chris McCausland resumes his hugely entertaining Yonks! tour at the Walsall Arena. True to its name, the tour, which began last January, ...

It has been written on a picture postcard and sealed inside a brown envelope, with the comic saying: ‘It has never been told/tweeted/spoken/shared or performed before’. But he does reveal that it’s a ...