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Leo Reich is to star in his own Channel 4 comedy series. The comedian has written and created It Gets Worse – and will also star as one og three best friends from uni and dysfunctional roommates now ...

Leo Reich is to star in his own Channel 4 comedy series. The comedian has written and created It Gets Worse – and will also star as one og three best friends from uni and dysfunctional roommates now ...

Chris Ramsey is to go on tour in 2026 with his stand-up show Here Man. It will be his first solo tour since 20/20 – which toured the year after it was intended thanks to Covid – and which sold more ...

Underbelly has announced its first batch of shows for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. They include full return run for Garry Starr’s Classic Penguins – one of the hits of last year’s festival for rival ...

Paul Merton and Suki Webster have announced a UK tour of their improv show. The married couple will be joined by Whose Line Is It Anyway? stalwart Mike McShane and other guests for the 40-date tour.

Here’s Emmanuel Sonubi talking about doing corporate gigs during his set for Comedy Central Live. Worst of the lot was doing an awards show for The Magic Circle, which didn’t quite go to plan and the ...

The solitary barbed comment about her ex in Band Of Gold is notable for its isolation, demonstrating a resolve not to air any dirty laundry, It makes Davies a better person, even if it comes at the ...

Two QI ‘elves’ have lauded a food-based podcast, Lunchbox Env– a sister for the hit No Such Thing As A Fish Manu Henriot and ...

Dom Joly is take his Trigger Happy characters on tour. The comic has announced four UK dates to mark the 25th anniversary of his hidden-camera TV shoot. His live show will feature the giant snail, the ...

This is the fourth year of the inappropriately-named Luke Rollason Memorial Memorial Bursary. Previous winners include Su Mi, Rachel Baker, and Rosalie Minnitt – creator of the hit Clementine. Verity ...

Rachel Fairburn started doing stand up in January 2007, and was a finalist in both the Funny Women and City Life North-West Comedian Of The Year competitions the following year.