Every great sitcom character has flaws. Indeed, it's these flaws that make them great. Basil Fawlty's snobbery, David Brent's ...

The Funny Women Awards 2025 - sponsored by BBC Studios - have been announced, with entry now open for the Stage, Comedy ...

Fawlty Towers, Kenny Everett and Benny Hill are the subjects of new Channel 5 documentaries about controversies that have ...

When you think of a number, then you think of Johnny Ball. He was a regular face on TV in the 1970s and 80s, with shows like Play School, Play Away, Cabbages And Kings and the BAFTA winning Think Of A ...

Paddy Young's stand-up show Hungry, Horny, Scared is now available to watch via YouTube. Produced and distributed by 800 Pound Gorilla, the special is based on the comic's debut stand-up show. First ...

Seven Dials Playhouse, the venue in London's Covent Garden, is set to establish a new sketch comedy collective, taking inspiration from the iconic Los Angeles comedy company The Groundlings, whose ...

Battle In The Box, the U&Dave comedy show format fronted by Jimmy Carr, does not look set to return for a second series. The show, which launched in July, paired together comedians to "battle it out ...

Iain Stirling is to host a new Comedy Central show about the worst things on the Internet, British Comedy Guide can exclusively reveal. In Iain Stirling's Roast The Internet, the stand-up and Twitch ...

It was the first of times, it was the worst of times. This time it's the return of Geoff Norcott, who is heading on tour this Autumn with the excitingly-titled Basic Bloke 2: No Bloke without Fire.

Stand-up show Robin Morgan: Let's Overshare! will tour between January and May 2026 The comedian is looking for people to record anonymous voice notes, which might feature in the tour Robin Morgan has ...

Fawlty Towers, the 1970s written by and starring John Cleese and Connie Booth, remains one of the most iconic and beloved television comedies of all time. Among its memorable characters is Manuel, the ...

Tom Short is a stand-up comedian and comedy tutor. Comedy is a tough industry, but one of the hardest parts isn't writing jokes, performing, or handling the grind of open mics - it's managing your own ...