When the real news is that the US President posts an image of himself as the recently-dead Pope, the satirists have their work cut out... But that was the opening headline on Saturday Night Live's ...

JoJo Sutherland performed her debut stand-up show Funny Money in Edinburgh in 2006, but had performed with her own theatre company, One Handed Women, since 2000. She has supported acts such as Jenny ...

Winner of the Chortle Award for Breakthrough act in 2012... 14 years after starting out in comedy. He was also nominated for the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award the same year.

The Edinburgh Comedy Awards have launched their annual appeal for die-hard comedy fans to join the judges. Typically the panel features two or three members of the public who are given free travel and ...

Bradley Cooper’s new film is based on the life of John Bishop, one of its stars has revealed. The film, Is This Thing On?, ...

Former drama teacher Davies sprang to fame via The Inbetweeners, and has subsequently starred in BBC Three's Cuckoo, Channel 4's Man Down, which he also wrote, and is the all-powerful Taskmaster on ...

Born in Tehran, Shaparak Khorsandi was bought up in London after her family fled Iran following the Islamic Revolution as her satirist father, Hadi, criticised the Ayatollah. Under her nickname Shappi ...

Simon Bird is to direct a comedy film about a couple who offer refuge to a Jewish perfume salesman during the Second World War. Pretend I'm Not Here will star Matthew Broderick, Sally Hawkins and ...

The team behind Radio 4’s topical show Dead Ringers are to head out on their first tour in tribute to its creator Bill Dare, ...

Hacks has always examined women’s precarious place in the entertainment industry. This season introduces a new setting (late-night television) and a new character (network executive Winnie) to enable ...

Russell Brand has arrived at court to face charges of rape, sexual assault and indecent assault. The former comedian flew into London from his US home yesterday for his appearance at Westminster ...

Matt Forde is to host his first Radio 4 comedy series. The Matt Forde Focus Group will feature a panel ofpoliticians, comedians and experts examining topical issues. He said: ‘This is a show I’ve ...