Live Comedy

Mr Tony Law Scoops Chortle Awards and Plays London

Aaron Child | Posted 27.03.2013 | UK Comedy
Aaron Child

The bushy mad man that has become Tony Law is a force in Live comedy not to be missed.

Chortle Comedy Awards: And The Nominees Are...

Chortle | Posted 26.02.2013 | UK Comedy

The shortlists for this year’s Chortle awards have been announced, with Stewart Lee, Susan Calman and Pappy’s leading the field, with three nomina...

WATCH: Exclusive Comedy Store Clips

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.02.2013 | UK Comedy

From Eddie Izzard to Mike Myers, some of the world's most famous comedians have performed at the birthplace of alternative comedy, The Comedy Store in...

Funny Women Awards 2013 Now Open For Entries!

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.02.2013 | UK Comedy

The Funny Women Awards are back to find and support the next generation of brilliant female comics. The awards have been the launch pad for a numbe...

Michael McIntyre Is The Planet's Best-Selling Comic

Chortle | Posted 08.01.2013 | UK Comedy

Michael McIntyre was the biggest selling live comedian in the world last year, earning almost as much from touring as The Rolling Stones. The comic...

Get Discounted Tickets To ComComedy's 3rd Birthday Party

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 05.11.2012 | UK Comedy

Comedy lovers! Londoners! Londoners who are comedy lovers! Want to see some great live comedy on 14 November? And get a discounted ticket to it? Well,...

Sarah Millican Boycotts Theatres Over ‘Inflated' Booking Fees

The Scotsman | Posted 17.09.2012 | UK Comedy

Comedian Sarah Millican has announced plans to boycott venues owned by the Ambassador Theatre Group on her upcoming tour, because of the amount they c...

Jack Dee Announces First Tour In Six Years

Chortle | Posted 04.09.2012 | UK Comedy

Jack Dee has announced his first tour dates in more than six years. He has announced 35 dates from Oxford on September 16 to Milford Haven on Decem...

Funny Women: London's Female Comedians

Telegraph.co.uk | Posted 10.05.2012 | UK Comedy

Sceptical about whether women comics can compete with their established male counterparts, Sarah Rainey joins female comedians on London's stand-up ci...

The Comedy Festival That's Bringing The Funny... To The Alps

The Huffington Post UK | Andrea Mann | Posted 20.03.2012 | UK Comedy

Next week, Tim Clark, from comedy news website Such Small Portions, is heading off to one of the most unique comedy festivals in the world. That festi...

You're So Brave...

Andrew West | Posted 16.04.2012 | UK Comedy
Andrew West

When I first told people I'd started doing standup, my friends and family were unfailingly supportive and encouraging, but overwhelmingly their first thought was how brave I must be. Not how funny (or otherwise) they thought I would be, but that I was very very brave.

Comedy in Transition at the Edinburgh Festival

Nick Wealthall | Posted 01.11.2011 | UK Entertainment
Nick Wealthall

Maybe this won't end the polarization of comedy completely after all their will always be stars. But it should flatten the pyramid at least a little.

The Family Comedy Renaissance (It Means "Re-birth" Dear)

Howard Read | Posted 04.10.2011 | UK Comedy
Howard Read

British comedy that parents and children can watch and enjoy together has been a dying art form for over two decades.