Michael Palin performed a deleted scene from Life Of Brian yesterday, the first time he has delivered Monty Python material on stage in his Sheffield hometown for more than a decade.

Much has already been written and said about the Oasis reunion… but that’s not going to stop Broken News jumping on the bandwagon. Here reporter Chip Fusty speaks about how ‘two elderly bothers from ...

Spitting Image: The Rest Is Bulls*!t is produced by Avalon, who also made the 2020 TV revival as well as the musical. One of the 1980s show’s original creators, Roger Law, is an executive producer on ...

Stand-up specials from some of Britain’s top comics are to be aired on BBC Sounds. The broadcaster has acquired existing specials from the likes of Romesh Ranganathan, Jimmy Carr, and Sarah Millican ...

Here he talks to JAY RICHARDSON – about doing stand-up on his own terms, about becoming a public face of Parkinson’s – and the time he nearly landed a major record deal… Well, I say this cautiously ...

Sky has released the trailer for the second season of Mr Bigstuff, starring Danny Dyer and Harriet Webb alongside series creator Ryan Sampson. The first series ended with the news that the father of ...

Sir Lenny Henry is to be honoured with an outstanding achievement award, at this year’s Edinburgh TV festival for ‘a career that has helped shape the landscape of British television and culture’.

The Czech Republic came out top of a study to find the ‘funniest nation’, with a strong line in self-deprecating humour. Portugal came second followed by Ireland, Belgium, Chile, Greece and Australia.

Two classic Peter Sellers comedies are to be released on Blu-Ray to mark what would have been his 100 th birthday on September, 8.

Meanwhile Peaked, the Channel 4 Comedy Blap pilot set in rural Derbyshire from double act Ada Player and Bron Waugh was named best short-form scripted show and animated CBBC sitcom Super Happy Magic ...

Comedy Knockout at East London’s Backyard Comedy Club gives everyone a minimum of two minutes, but even that can seem unduly harsh – especially at this Champion Of Champions night, when every act has ...