Details of the third Inbetweeners movie have been revealed as photos from the set make today's tabloids. The reunion of James Buckley, Blake Harrison, Simon Bird and Joe Thomas will take place at a ...

HarperCollins will no longer print any of David Walliams ’s back catalogue of children’s books. In December, the publisher said it would not be releasing new books from the former comedian amid ...

Stephanie Cole – whose comedy roles included Waiting For God, Cabin Pressure and Open All Hours – has died at the age of 84. A statement from her agent John Grant, issued on behalf of her family, said ...

Absolutely. Slickness is anathema in this country. A really polished comedian will get reamed by critics and the audience. They suspect you're doing it by rote. And they want to know the mistakes ...

The BBC brought the show back for a one-off special, also called Many Happy Returns, in 2016, as part of its Landmark Sitcom season. No further series followed.

Alan Davies’ Radio 4 series Life Without is to return for a second series. Ten more 15-minute programmes have been commissioned, each considering what might happen if an element of the world suddenly ...

Jake Bhardwaj is to host this year’s British Podcast Awards, organisers have announced. The comic is known for the late-night variety show, Not Another Quiz Night, while he co-hosts the podcasts Joe ...

Josh Widdicombe has revealed that he got the job presenting Strictly Come Dancing by sending a jokey text. The comic had got to know the show’s executive producer Sarah James, while competing on the ...

Joel Dommett is writing a TV script based on the time he was blackmailed in a catfishing scam. About a decade ago, the stand-up was famously tricked into sending a video of himself masturbating to a ...

The Scottish comedy scene has a ‘missing middle’ – with performers finding it difficult to progress from open-mic act to becoming a professional stand-up, new research has found. Almost a quarter of ...

Joe Marler and Joe Wilkinson are to make a BBC Two travelogue along Britain’s canals. The pair became pals while appearing together on Celebrity Traitors, and the new six-part series – provisional ...

Josh Widdicombe is backing the inaugural Plymouth Comedy Festival as ambassador. More than 30 shows have been confirmed for a three-day programme across the city from February 5 to 7, but the line-up ...