Comedy production company Objectively Funny is collaborating with mental health charity CALM at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe to offer support to people with mental health issues.Objectively Funny... more
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Michael Che (pictured) and Anthony Jeselnik (pictured with beard) are among the new names added to the Just For Laughs line-up. They will both host Gala showsAnthony Jeselnik has found success... more
Celebrated American humour magazine Mad is no longer to be available on newstands.Owners DC said that after Issue 10, there will be no new content, except for end-of-year specials, which will be all... more
Rebecca Humphries has spoken about coercive control at the House of Commons.Humphries made headlines last year when she split from comedian Seann Walsh, following pictures in the tabloids of Walsh... more
Geri Horner and Jade Thirlwall have joined BBC Three's RuPaul’s Drag Race as judges. They will join the already-announced regular panel of Mama Ru, Michelle Visage, Graham Norton and Alan Carr.... more
Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag was among the winners at the Broadcast Digital Awards, picking up the prize for Best Comedy Programme.Best Short-Form Comedy went to CPL Productions’ Hounslow Diaries,... more
Irish comedian Brendan Grace, who played obnoxious priest Father Fintan Stack in sitcom Father Ted, has been diagnosed with lung cancer and is in a hospital in Ireland.The 68-year old performer was... more
Comedian Josh Widdicombe has had his appendix out.The Last Leg lynchpin posted a picture of himself on Instagram smiling in his hospital bed, with the caption: "Can highly recommend having your... more
Roisin Conaty has revealed the launch date of the second series of GameFace. Her hit sitcom will return to Channel 4 on July 17 at 10pm.Conaty stars as the series’ gung-ho heroine, Marcella, a... more
Jayde Adams is to film a TV special for Amazon Prime.Details of the show she will be performing are currently being kept under wraps.Two gigs will be filmed back-to-back at the Bloomsbury Theatre on... more
