TV preview - Comedians: Home Alone

Following E4's Remote Comedy From The Paddock the BBC launches with their own self-shot lockdown rapidfire sketch show. And on the basis of the first episodes - not that this is a competition - the BBC has the edge.

Review - Rhys James

Talk about comic timing. On Friday, Rhys James was cracking coronavirus gags to a sold-out but half-empty Leicester Square Theatre. A couple of days later, the theatre closed indefinitely, owing to... Christ, do we even need to say it?

New comedy podcasts from Radio X launched

Radio X has launched six brand new comedy podcasts including shows from Matt Morgan, Heidi Regan, Tom Houghton, Maisie Adam & Tom Lucy and more...

Greenwich Comedy Festival 2019 opening night

The Greenwich Comedy Festival is always a late-summer treat: a chance to catch top names on a line-up bill, often after they've done boot camp of Edinburgh and before their autumn tours.

50 best jokes from Edinburgh Fringe 2019's shows

As the festival enters its final days, we round up the funniest gags on offer this year.

The best quick-fire jokes

The Edinburgh Fringe's top male comedians to watch

Last week I ran a story about the women set to dominate this year's Edinburgh Fringe. I was thinking about posting a companion piece about men, except that when you click on the link you get a blank page. A bit like if someone published a book called The Compassion And Wisdom of Donald Trump and when you open it there is nothing in it.

Top comedy shows to see at Edinburgh Fringe 2019

Need to know the top comedy shows to see at Edinburgh Fringe 2019? Check out this edition of pick of the fringe.

Fringe: 25 of the all-time funniest jokes

These are some of the best jokes and one-liners we've heard at the Edinburgh Fringe over the past few years.

Balham Comedy Festival announces 2019 Line-Up

The annual Balham Comedy Festival has announced the first raft of guests for the festival which runs from 5 - 13 July at The Bedford in south London.