1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (199+ words) A comedy night is set to take place at The Regal Theatre in Minehead. The theatre is preparing to host the event on Saturday, September 5, and will be headlined by Harriet Dyer, a recent award-winner at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe....

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (350+ words) Omid Djalili has said comedy is “one of the last bastions of truth” in the age of polarised discourse and artificial intelligence. The comedian, 60, who has a new four-part stand-up special on Radio 4, described the world as feeling louder, angrier…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (564+ words) The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is being put in “jeopardy”, its organisers have claimed as they hit out at council leaders over funding. Tony Lankester, chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, claimed the funding situation shows the city is…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (712+ words) Celebrity DJ Fatboy Slim has called his alcohol addiction a “parasite” and said getting sober was “probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done”. The musician, 62, also opened up about struggling with anxiety after going to rehab, and said he was…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (380+ words) Lucy Beaumont has said she “tried to speak up” about predatory behaviour in comedy, but was often dismissed as it was difficult to be believed and “trusted”. The award-winning comic, 42, is famed for co-writing and starring in popular sitcom Meet…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (457+ words) A new play inspired by the life of late TV presenter Paul O’Grady is to star former RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner Danny Beard. Savage, which takes its name from O’Grady’s drag alter ego Lily Savage, who Beard will star…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (296+ words) The programme for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been launched, detailing 3,649 shows across 258 venues. This year’s event features shows on topics including artificial intelligence, the manosphere, cults and social class. There will be a total of 53,884 performances during the Fringe,…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (83+ words) BBC radio presenter Greg James is passing through Somerset as part of the first day of a 630-mile bike ride challenge for Comic Relief. Greg James in Somerset for big Comic Relief challenge Our live feed has now finished. - Greg…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (403+ words) We are yet to find out who the new King or Queen of the jungle is on I’m a Celebrity this year, but it seems an alleged “unexpected” feud on the All Stars 2026 spin-off has led to doubts about two…...