Anu Vaidyanathan has had a varied career: engineer, first Asian woman to complete Ultraman Canada (a 10k swim, 420k bike ride and 84.4k run), screenwriter and comedian. She’s back at the Fringe with a ...

Ardal O’Hanlon is writing two new Irish-set crime novels. The first, A Plot To Die For, will be released in May, with publishers Simon & Schuster already committed to its follow-up.

A major new documentary about Joan Rivers will tap into hundreds of hours of previously unheard comedy recordings. Makers of the feature-length film have been given unprecedented access to the ...

Double, once dubbed by Stewart Lee as 'the Charles Darwin of alternative comedy’, runs a comedy module at the University Of Kent and has written books on the topic including Getting The Joke and Stand ...

Two Doors Down is to return with a new Christmas special, the BBC has announced today. The new episode will come two years since the last series aired and will revolve around the residents of Latimer ...

Comedian Ali Brice has been named this year’s top bingo comedy caller by London club Dabbers. The stand-up performed as his gameshow enthusiast alter-ego Eric Meat in the competition, and wins a ...

Prize: To be published by Hera Books. Runners-up win the offer of a place on the online MA in comedy writing at Falmouth University or a writing mentorship, or a place on an MA in research in creative ...

I’m not expecting anything. It’s my first time at the Fringe so I just want to enjoy the festival and immerse myself as much as possible. And to gradually begin to loathe silent discos.

He’s done metal, now indie comedy star and occultist Andrew O’Neill is taking on another of their favourite genres, from The Stooges to Pussy Riot, Amebix to X-Ray Spex in a venue that’s no stranger ...

The nominees for the 77th Emmy Awards for primetime American TV shows have been announced, with The Studio, Hacks (pictured) and The Bear leading the nominations. Here are the shorlists in the comedy ...

I have a bit about Yoko Ono that I love because it subverts the idea of a Scouse woman and what they think one is and I certainly don’t think I fit that mode either. The bit they like, however, is a ...

Frank Skinner’s Poetry Podcast is to return for an 11th series, it has been announced today. Launching on all the major platforms on July 23, the new episodes will again feature the comedian offering ...