The comedy DVDs guaranteed to raise a festive giggle

Looking at comedy DVDs from Sarah Millican, Romesh Ranganathan and Rich Hall.

I could listen to Hall for ever. His laconic, hilarious intelligence and beautiful use of language is always a delight. And this stand-up show, recorded in front of an audience in Washington DC, didn't disappoint. He dealt his blows even-handedly. Clinton is "a cyborg, void of emotion, held together by rivets". Trump has "all the appeal of a rancid Mac and cheese fermenting in a hot dumpster". Whoever wins, it will be, said Hall, a historic decision. "We're about to elect the first woman president," he said. "Or the first last president."

Rich Hall breaks down the US election

US comedian Rich Hall gives his list of the five things everyone should know about the race for the White House.

The 1996 Edinburgh Fringe

Clearing out this week, I unearthed the 1996 Edinburgh Fringe programme and some flyers So for no other reason than nostalgia, here's how the festival has changed in 20 years.

Interview: Rich Hall

Rich Hall is regarded as one of the funniest comedians to come out of the US in recent times. And, as he is based here most of the time, we in this country have over the past three decades been lucky enough to benefit from his wonderfully grouchy sense of humour.

Rich Hall: 3.10 to Humour review

Overall it was a brilliant night in an excellent venue and a great time was had by all.

A seasonal episode of the show that - like the Twitter account it grew from - does pretty basic observational comedy, but does it pretty well. On TV, it helps that the status of the contributors is bewilderingly high: sitting in various lovely interiors tonight are David Tennant, James Corden, Rich Hall, Romesh Ranganathan, Catherine Tate and Danny Dyer. Among the agonies wryly shared are how much to pay carol singers and when to abandon a bad party.

Rich Hall on bringing back Otis Lee Crenshaw

As he reaches the end of his UK stand-up tour, the comic speaks about being a frustrated musician, what his family thinks of his shows and why he's returning to the Perrier-winning role of the convicted country star.

Review - Rich Hall: Hoedown @ Garage

Rich Hall has won the most prestigious comedy prizes and also has a claim as the real-life inspiration for bartender Moe Szyslak from The Simpsons. This makes for high expectations and Hoedown doesn't disappoint its sell-out crowd.

This week's new live comedy

Previews of Andy Parsons, Lucy Beaumont and Rich Hall.