The BBC has commissioned a further two series of both Michael McIntyre ’s Big ​Show and Michael McIntyre ’s The Wheel. Production on the sixth series of The Wheel has just begun, with the Big ​Show ...

In Larsen’s skilled hands, the combination of such incompetence and a world that he believes is conspiring against him makes Geggy a raucous battle for survival, hilarious from start to finish. If ...

Little Turd – a title that will be amusingly being downgraded to Little ‘Scallywag' when it hits the Edinburgh Fringe in a few months’ time – is pretty much how Brett Blake was portrayed in the media ...

It’s very controlled, and quite charming, and draws the audience in to his good-natured stand-up. His calm demeanour can also enhance the material, making the absurd sound credible – as a silly ...

It’s not exactly the heaviest burden anyone’s had to bear, but Alex Ward has been saddled with an air of approachability. By her account, she looks as if she works in every building she’s ever been in ...

In this stand-up clip, Kyrah Gray talks about going to therapy to become more affectionate after he boyfriend accused her of being too aggressive. The routine also covers putting her drama GCSE to use ...

Comedy star Donna Preston has been unveiled as one of the contestants in this year’s Celebrity Big Brother. The 38-year-old actress has appeal in several Neil Gaiman projects, starred as Joel Dommett ...

But writing on Facebook today – where he has just set up a Benidorm fan page – Litten pointed out that Hewson ‘has done this most years since the show ended’. He said it was wrong to say ITV has ...

Aisling Bea says she’s unlikely to make a third season of her comedy This Way Up after admitting she’s lost some of her passion for it. The show – which she writes as well as stars in alongside Sharon ...

Called ‘The Brum Hole’ the live streaming video link will ‘unite Brummies from different Mummies’, in the words of the broadcaster. It follows a similar portal set up between New York City and Dublin ...

Rosie Holt and Kieran Hodgson have joined the cast of Ashley Blaker ’s new Radio 4 stand-up series, Hyperfixations.

Jessica Barton takes a template familiar from many a Gaulier graduate and puts her own irresistible spin on it. Her delightful alter-ego is the prim and proper Mary Floppins – no prizes for guessing ...