Pathetic Little Characters is an impressive calling card for Rory Marshall’s abilities to conjure up credible alter-egos, all intrinsically funny without being exaggerated. His creations tend to be ...

Even among comedy icons, greatest hits shows are a rarity. Yet Graham Fellows ' evergreen John Shuttleworth has the musical back catalogue and doughty persistence to return to past glories and still ...

Durham Revue are very much sticking to the tried-and-tested formula for student sketch troupes, dancing on to the stage with carefully choreographed energy, all dressed in identical monochrome.

Miranda Hart has written a festive short story about a forgotten Christmas tree. The Christmas Tree That Loved To Dance is about a woman called Joan and a talking dog called Jessie who try to save the ...

Alice-India gives off ‘Catholic energy’, but she’s actually just a people pleaser. She recently went through a break-up. She used to work in marketing, but now works in a ‘posh school’.

The way you come into this world matters, says Bamgboye. Ayoade means crown of joy, and she is a twin, the first to arrive by 30 seconds but still considered the junior under Yoruba custom, which ...

Munya Chawawa, Judi Love and Michelle De Swarte have been cast in Channel 4 comedy Schooled. The forthcoming six-part series was created by Delia-René Donaldson based on her experience working in ...

Underbelly’s annual Big Brain Tumour Benefit last night raised £15,203 for cancer research. The one-off show was hosted by Ivo Graham and featured performances from David O’Doherty, Michelle Wolf ...

Law spends the hour bouncing distractedly between different half-formed routines and ideas, with frequent screeching brakes applied to talk to the audience, mess around with the air conditioning, and ...

Chaos reigns when the hyper-religious Kathryn attempts a cookery demonstration in the heart of America’s Bible belt. But while there are plenty of fun ingredients in Kate Owens’ physical comedy show, ...

The stand-up from Antrim, Northern Ireland, takes home £250 for scooping the (Some Guy Called) Dave Joke of the Fringe title. The slightly tongue-in-cheek contest was launched by comic Will Mars in ...

Voting has opened for this year’s Comedians’ Choice Awards at the Edinburgh Fringe. There will again be three awards: Best Show, Best Newcomer and Best Person, who can be a performer or off-stage hero ...