Paul Whitehouse is to play Hogwarts caretaker Argus Filch in the new TV adaption of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books, it has been announced. Broadcaster HBO has also revealed that Nick Frost will play ...

The best songwriters tackle the fundamental struggles of what it means to be human. Among them is Jazz Emu, who has just released this track about an issue that affects us all..

Katherine Ryan went too far in gushing about a brand she had been paid to promote when she appeared on live TV, broadcast watchdog Ofcom has found. The comedian waxed lyrical about Gousto meal kit ...

Bridget Christie has joined cast of award-winning the BBC comedy Things You Should Have Done. She plays an ‘unhinged and unprofessional grief counsellor’ called Ruth in the second series of Lucia ...

An audience member had a laugh like a seal being flogged to death. The laughs were essentially heckles, since they could not be ignored. They actually did most of the legwork in making that set work ...

It was kind of a jump-scare to find out that Ilana Glazer, former Broad City star and Chronic Gamer Girl of our dreams is now a married parent of a two-year-old. Where did the last ten years go?

Australian comedian Alice Fraser has cancelled a planned visit to America, partly over fears her past jokes about Donald Trump might land her in trouble with immigration. The stand-up had planned a ...

That said, it WAS a tough decision crowning the winner of the 2025 Raw competition run by the Melbourne comedy festival, with plenty to commend most of the finalists in their five-minute sets.

THE GREAT CELEBRITY BAKE OFF FOR STAND UP TO CANCER: The series concludes with Ghosts star Jim Howick, Gloria Hunniford OBE, model Ellie Goldstein and comic Jamali Maddix taking on a retro recipe for ...

For the snappily-named Can You Smell That? Must Be A Queen Going Off! is just as much over-the-top camp fun as her act with hubby Joseph Moore, with Daniel bringing stadium-level energy to her ...

Rhod Gilbert has revealed how he got signed by his agent after shitting himself on stage. The Welsh stand-up was signed by the agency arm of the Comedy Store the night he appeared at the prestigious ...

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