Wednesday, 24 August 2011 - 12:12pm
Andrew Maxwell, Adam Riches, Josie Long, Nick Helm, Chris Ramsey and Sam Simmons have been nominated for this year's Edinburgh Comedy Award.
Monday, 22 August 2011 - 3:29pm
Tony Law has scooped top prize at the inaugural Amused Moose Laughter Awards at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Monday, 9 May 2011 - 4:54pm
Stewart Lee and Richard Herring’s 1990s BBC Two show Fist of Fun is set to be released on DVD after a decade-long delay.
Saturday, 16 April 2011 - 11:11am
Stephen Fry has pledged that he is ready to ‘go to prison’ over a controversial twitter joke which led to a man being sentenced under the Terrorism Act.
Monday, 11 April 2011 - 9:27am
Josie Long has setup a charity to help students hit by the hike in Tuition fees, according to a report in the Guardian.
Wednesday, 30 March 2011 - 12:56pm
They have been tasked with looking after arguably the biggest archive of comedy on the planet and producing new output for an online audience, but what makes BBC Comedy's online department
Friday, 7 January 2011 - 10:07am
The British Library is set to make its debut in the comedy world this month as the institution holds a conference on the subject of laughter.
Wednesday, 8 December 2010 - 10:21am
Rising star of the comedy world Josh Widdicombe has pocketed a cool £10,000 after winning FHM’s Stand Up Hero competition.
The comedian beat fellow contestants Henry Gi
Thursday, 9 September 2010 - 8:16pm
Comedian Lee Evans is suing Jongleurs for £50,000 after claiming that the chain of comedy clubs has used pictures of him without his consent.
Sunday, 15 August 2010 - 8:17pm
Comedian Holly Walsh has been badly injured after leaping from a pier in Worthing, West Sussex in a mock helicopter as part of a Birdman competition.
Thursday, 12 August 2010 - 1:57pm
Have you headed to the Fringe as a performer for the first time? Have you survived the opening excitement and the woes of 'Black Wednesday? ticket gloom?' Fear not!
Wednesday, 11 August 2010 - 11:02am
Some of the Edinburgh Fringe’s leading comedians have backed a campaign by Amnesty International to free a Burmese comedian who has been incarcerated for over three decades.
Monday, 9 August 2010 - 1:46am
Doubts have been cast over the future of the Edinburgh Comedy Festival after one of its key venue managers voiced concerns over the direction that the venture - and her own venue - were heading.
Sunday, 8 August 2010 - 4:48pm
A heated debate has broken out at the Edinburgh festival over which organiser – be them a venue or a competition - has been more successful in launching the careers of the UK's finest com
Thursday, 5 August 2010 - 12:49pm
One of the Edinburgh Fringe's most established venues, The Pleasance, is set to offer comedy fans the chance to ca
Wednesday, 4 August 2010 - 12:35am
Stewart Lee’s campaign against the Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Festival Comedy God poll continues with an article on The Guardian website.
Sunday, 1 August 2010 - 1:35am
James Corden and Matt Horne have been voted as the greatest comedy duo of all time in a new poll of the most popular comedians.
Tuesday, 27 July 2010 - 1:01am
Hugh Laurie is set to take a new turn in his career after announcing plans to record a blues album.
Wednesday, 14 July 2010 - 5:10pm
American comedian Doug Stanhope has caused a stir among the comedy community after hitting out at comedy courses.
