How podcasts took over the world in 20 years

What was the first podcast you listened to? For a lot of people - myself included - the answer will be The Ricky Gervais Show.

Comedians' all-time favourite stand-up routines

Top comics pick the routines that make them howl with laughter, from Eddie Murphy on Rocky to Eddie Izzard on penknives and Michelle Wolf on women's worst enemies.

John Robins interview

John Robins on shame, his new stand-up show and his love of Freddie Mercury.

Meet Ari Eldjárn, Iceland's hottest comic

The former flight attendant started standup as a dare - now he's a sellout star. But how will his Nordic innuendos work in England?

Fringe 2019: 12 best comedy shows

Here for the lols? From buzzy newcomers to stand-up giants, these are the best comedy shows at Edinburgh Fringe 2019.

The comics turning tragedy into laughs

A former alcoholic, a cancer survivor and a man who lost all his money in a Bitcoin crash are among the comics coming back from the brink at the Edinburgh fringe.

Ross Noble plans to keep on working, even when he is 92

The Cramlington-born comic, presenter and actor is heading to Newcastle this autumn on his latest tour.

Stand-ups on Maxine Peake's Funny Cow

'It made me proud of everything I've been through'. Rhona Cameron, Rachel Fairburn and Shappi Khorsandi give their verdict on the film in which Peake plays an aspiring comic in a man's world.

Is Facebook killing online comedy?

Earlier this year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced major changes to the social network's algorithm. "You'll see less public content like posts from businesses, brands and media," he wrote in, predictably, a Facebook status. "The public content you see ... should encourage meaningful interactions between people."

Less than two weeks later, longstanding comedy video website Funny or Die made another round of redundancies, after laying off roughly 30% of its staff in 2016. The website's CEO, Mike Farah, vented his frustration, tweeting: "There is simply no money in making comedy online any more. Facebook has completely destroyed independent digital comedy."

Standups on their home town's humour

Does a regional accent give you a headstart in standup? Are some places funnier than others? Jayde Adams, Tez Ilyas and Ardal O'Hanlon explore laughter and locality.