1+ week, 4+ day ago   (347+ words) SCOTTISH Conservative boss Russell Findlay has been subjected to “rap seduction” at an Edinburgh Fringe comedy show – after being picked from the audience at random. The party leader was ribbed by comic MC Hammersmith in his show Ice Ice Nepo…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (473+ words) There was a time when satire had an easier gig. Politicians said something ridiculous, comedians made fun of them, audiences laughed, and everyone went home. Now the joke is often the headline. In a world where the unbelievable regularly makes…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago   (830+ words) John Barrowman has been branded 'entitled' and 'detached from the world' after sharing a lengthy rant about the lack of free pyjamas on his business class flight. The actor, 59, was flying from Los Angeles to London with American Airlines when…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (554+ words) The star in question - who had a hit BBC sitcom in the 1990s - had his own show at Edinburgh Fringe this year. While on stage for a recent interview he dressed casually in a blue and white shirt and red vest…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (872+ words) Adam Bush starts each day by writing for an hour shortly after waking up. This week, much of the focus is on Friday’s set at Tulsa’s Blue Whale Comedy Festival, followed by two days of stand-up comedy performances in Dallas…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (581+ words) A UK comedy legend, 68, has joined calls for the government to ‘take back control’. Paul Whitehouse has asked the public to show its support for Windrush Against Sewage Pollution (WASP) as a parliamentary debate on water ownership nears. The message…...