The Czech Republic came out top of a study to find the ‘funniest nation’, with a strong line in self-deprecating humour. Portugal came second followed by Ireland, Belgium, Chile, Greece and Australia.

The constants for series 20 of Taskmaster have been announced, They are stand-ups Ania Magliano, Maisie Adam and Phil Ellis, plus Inside No 9’s Reece Shearsmith and Goodness Gracious Me Sanjeev ...

Some of the original cast of ’Allo ’Allo are going on the road to talk about the classic sitcom. Kim Hartman, who played Helga, Guy Siner, who was Lieutenant Gruber and Richard Gibson, aka Herr Flick, ...

Meanwhile Peaked, the Channel 4 Comedy Blap pilot set in rural Derbyshire from double act Ada Player and Bron Waugh was named best short-form scripted show and animated CBBC sitcom Super Happy Magic ...

Comedy Knockout at East London’s Backyard Comedy Club gives everyone a minimum of two minutes, but even that can seem unduly harsh – especially at this Champion Of Champions night, when every act has ...

Brace yourself! Foil Arms and Hog take the crown for filling this dentist sketch with puns, and ain’t that the tooth.

Tom Davis has announced a new tour, Spudgun. It comes after his debut tour, Underdog sold more than 70,000 tickets and was turned into a Sky special. The comic is known for his acting appearances on ...

Dates: July 19-20 Where? Wollaton Park, Nottingham Comedy line-up: Phil Nichol, Scott Bennett, Paul McCaffrey, Kathryn Mather, Karen Bayley Music acts include: Bloc Party, Jake Bugg, Kaiser Chiefs, ...

The Cheerful Earful comedy podcast festival and the London Podcast Festival have both confirmed their returns this autumn. Cheerful Earful will be hosting 15 days of live podcasts across London, ...

Comic Relief has revealed the line-up for its live show at the Edinburgh Fringe. Rosie Jones will be hosting the one-off event and will be joined by Sally Phillips, Chloe Petts, Max Fosh, and Urooj ...

Satellite images reveal a worrying stockpile of explosives being assembled, despite heavy US sanctions. The aerial images has sparked mounting international concerns at the amount of fireworks being ...

Broadcaster Nihal Arthanayake is turning his hand to stand-up for the first time, The former host of Radio 1’s weekend breakfast show and now presenter of Radio 5’s Headliners interview show is making ...