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Paul Foot
Friday, 17 May 2013 - 12:27pm

Paul Foot has won the top prize at the Sydney Comedy Festival 2013. Foot took away the Best of the Festival - International Award for his latest show Kenny Larch is Dead. 

Edinburgh Comedy Award - Fosters banding
Wednesday, 26 May 2010 - 12:49pm

Fosters Lager is set to become the sponsor for the biggest prize in comedy -  the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

Peter Kay
Friday, 21 May 2010 - 7:21pm

As comeback stories go it is certainly one of the more surprising to hit the headlines in recent weeks but according to The Sun comedian Peter Kay is set to helping to revive the career none other

Lee Hurst
Friday, 21 May 2010 - 6:39pm

One of the East End’s most celebrated comedy venues, Lee Hurst’s FYMFYG bar is set to be demolished…. And rebuilt underneath a Travelodge.

Baby Cow
Thursday, 13 May 2010 - 8:14pm

Independent comedy production companies Channel X and Steve Coogan’s Baby Cow productions have signed a three-year development deal.

Adam Hills
Tuesday, 11 May 2010 - 2:33am

Australian comedian Adam Hills and his wife are celebrating the birth of a baby daughter.

Houses of Parliament
Monday, 10 May 2010 - 1:16am

While the secret meetings between Nick Clegg’s Lib Dem party and David Cameron’s Conservaties continue within the hallowed corridors of Westminster, some of the most popular comedians i

Velvet Onion screenshot
Monday, 26 April 2010 - 10:16pm

If you have ever become even slightly infatuated with a celebrity you will know that the place to go for the latest news on them is not the papers, the websites, or even the mighty Wikipedi

Will Ferrell Funny Or Die
Friday, 23 April 2010 - 1:38pm

Funny or Die UK, the British version of the popular comedy video website is in production talks with BBC Comedy.

Eddie Izzard outside shot with coat on
Sunday, 18 April 2010 - 8:29pm

Fresh from his political video antics Eddie Izzard hit the campaign trail late last week in Norfolk and Suffolk to back Labour’s election party candidates in the region.

John Cleese close up
Sunday, 18 April 2010 - 12:48am

John Cleese has found a novel way of beating the flight cancellations and travel caused by the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajoekull volcano: hailing a taxi across Europe.

Get Comedy
Thursday, 1 April 2010 - 12:59pm

You may have not heard of them, but if you have ever enjoyed the late-night revellry of some of the best comedy tents across the UK festival scene such as Glastonbury and Bestial, then the fabulous

Billy Connolly
Wednesday, 31 March 2010 - 1:26am

British comedy lovers still prefer the old great to the young pretenders according to a new list of the UK's top ten comedians.

Johnny Vegas
Monday, 29 March 2010 - 11:03am

Johnny Vegas is set to make a move from comedy into the menswear world after being picked by specialist clothes rage Jacamo to head their new ad campaign.

Jongleurs Comedy Clubs
Friday, 26 March 2010 - 12:56pm

A deep rift has emerged between some of the biggest comedy promoters in London after a rival chain managed to take over the running one of central London’s most popular comedy nights.

Jason Manford profile pic
Thursday, 18 March 2010 - 8:51am
Jason Manford has revealed that he is thinking about retiring from stand-up.
Underbelly cow
Friday, 5 March 2010 - 9:54am

One of the leading venues at the Edinburgh Fringe has begun selling tickets almost five months before the festival is set to open and three months before the majority of tickets go on sale.

Film reel
Friday, 29 January 2010 - 9:20pm

Aspiring comedy writers get you pens out, a new UK comedy writing competition has been launched to help unearth some of the UK’s brightest writing talent.

Outnumbered
Sunday, 13 December 2009 - 2:16pm

The BBC sitcom Outnumbered starring Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner has cleaned up at this year's ITV comedy awards, taking a total of three gongs for best sitcom, best female newcomer and the m

Pappys Fun Club
Tuesday, 24 November 2009 - 1:58am

Pappy's Fun Club have parted ways with one of their founder members, Brendan Dodds after six years.

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