Maisie Adam’s stand-up show Appraisal is to air on Sky Comedy. The comedian’s latest tour show was filmed in Harrogate Theatre – in her home town – last month and will be broadcast some time in ...

Energy was relatively muted for the first half of the ‘World Series’ final, though not for the want of trying by gregarious compere Hayley Ellis, with her chipper banter and relatable anecdotes, ...

The images, all shot on film, will go on display at both Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art (NGCA) and Pop Recs in Sunderland. Jon Weston, curator of NGCA, said: ‘The close personal photos capture ...

Frank Skinner’s Poetry Podcast is to return, eight months after being cancelled by Absolute Radio. The show was axed in Match – alongside the popular Saturday-morning show which the comic had hosted ...

Her show, Silly News, offers a brief summary of one light-hearted newspaper story every day and lays claim to being one of the shortest podcasts in the world. Each episode is little more than 60 ...

American comedian Paul Reiser is to released his first special in more than 30 years. Reiser came to prominence in the 1980s, moving from stand-up to movies like Diner and Beverly Hills Cop before ...

Joel Dommett has announced a new tour for 2025, Happy Idiot. The news comes days after it was announced that the Masked Singer presenter would be hosting the new ITV2 spin-off series I’m A ...

The last season of BBC One’s haunted house sitcom won the ‘Happy TV’ accolade, edging out fellow comedy nominees Changing Ends, Inside No. 9, Only Murders in the Building and Would I Lie to You? (BBC ...

The founders of Liverpool’s Hot Water Comedy Club have opened two new theatre spaces at their new Blackstock Market site. Wally’s Room, which has capacity for 227, and The Barn, which seats 147, are ...

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.

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How did Mike Wozniak learn how to be the assistant on Junior Taskmaster? From the original, of course. Here’s how Alex Horne ...