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 ...

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 ...

Russell Brand has been granted bail over the charges of rape, sexual assault and indecent assault he faces. The former comedian flew into London from his US home yesterday for his appearance at ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Half-Spanish, half-Welsh stand-up who performs as a sleazy lothario. Contestant in 2011 ITV reality/talent series Show Me The Funny ...

Award-deserving German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn takes an unbiased look at climate change, a topic sure to delight audiences and no surprise. After all, everyone loves talking about the weather.

The Trump administration is continuing to test the legal limits of its power, after Elon Musk announced he was creating a federal employee revenge porn database Last night, more than 2 million ...

He said he was ‘absolutely gutted’ to have to cancel the shows, joking: ‘The god of wind is racist. That is my only conclusion.’ Kumar will now perform three shows tomorrow – at 7pm, 9pm and 10.30pm – ...