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Scrumptious
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 - 10:06am

We hear from the brains behind comedy’s hottest (in the curry sense) night…

Max and ivan as Holmes and Watson
Wednesday, 2 January 2013 - 1:03pm

Fetch your diary: it’s time to fix your back-to-work blues with the best comedy events that are coming up…

Sam Simmons
Wednesday, 2 January 2013 - 12:29pm

You've got Christmas problems? Not any more! And not just because it is now January...

The Velvet Onion logo
Tuesday, 1 January 2013 - 1:33pm

The fireworks have flown, too much warm Bucks Fizz has been drunk and there is mistletoe all over the shop, yes we know that SSP's audience likes to party on NYE.

Stewart Lee in Edinburgh
Thursday, 27 December 2012 - 5:00pm

Interviews, reviews and our top 100: our most popular features in 2012

Beyond Clueless
Wednesday, 19 December 2012 - 10:28am

Love teen movie comedies? There’s a Kickstarter project just for you…

Katie Mulgrew
Tuesday, 18 December 2012 - 3:49pm

One of the loveliest people in comedy on Barbara Nice, being nice and Star Trek jokes...

Nish Kumar
Tuesday, 18 December 2012 - 3:37pm

UPDATED 3/1/13: Last week we put out a call for a list of the loveliest people in comedy. Here are some of the entries we’ve had so far.

Sam Simmons
Friday, 14 December 2012 - 8:20pm

Move over, Dear Deidre: we’re after problems for festive problems for Sam Simmons to solve...

Marcel Lucont
Friday, 14 December 2012 - 4:00pm

There were so many festive YouTube videos, we’ve had to come back around for a second go...

BBC Radio 1
Thursday, 13 December 2012 - 1:35pm

There's a whole raft of comedy coming up on Radio 1 this Christmas. Can it be turned into a permanent offering?

Jack Whitehall
Thursday, 13 December 2012 - 11:35am

So Jack Whitehall has been crowned the King (and Queen) of comedy, what next?

The Thick Of It Malcolm Tucker
Thursday, 13 December 2012 - 12:08am

Hunderby and the Thick of It are the big winners. Here’s our snap verdict on the full results...

Robin Ince
Wednesday, 12 December 2012 - 11:40pm

All the best festive comedy gigs in the capital over the next two weeks...

Paul Foot
Tuesday, 11 December 2012 - 12:52pm

Hello Hello, it's Christmas, even the calendar is telling you, and the live comedy scene is giving some festive cheer to the world...

Stewart Lee in Edinburgh
Sunday, 9 December 2012 - 4:44pm

Stewart Lee. There are few names which carry more significance in contemporary British comedy.

Sam Pamphilon as Santa
Friday, 7 December 2012 - 3:45pm

Drink, vomit, poorly-packaged sandwiches and many, multiple Santas: Christmas is coming...

Sarah Millican Television Programme
Tuesday, 4 December 2012 - 5:16pm

Charity nights and pre-Christmas spirit on offer with this week's choicest comedy cuts...

Cardinal Burns tiger
Monday, 3 December 2012 - 10:31pm

We’ve rummaged over this year’s shortlist to save you having to form an opinion of your own...

Marshall's Law - Loaded TV
Friday, 30 November 2012 - 12:17pm

Lads, eh? Phwoar! Grrrrrr! Castrol and tits and things!