Comedy highlights
Interview
After 30 years, Jason Byrne still doesn’t know what’s going to happen in his shows
The Dublin-born comedian reflects on three decades of changing venues, audiences and the comedy industry – while discovering that the one thing that hasn’t changed is the chaos
Interview
Mark Thomas’s favourite family tradition? Mosh pits
Getting to know the politically-charged comedian as he embarks on a new tour celebrating 40 years in the game
Stuck In A Lift
Alan Davies hates being deemed insufficiently masculine for traditionally male pursuits
Alan Davies unravels why strangers don’t think he likes football, and why he won't wear a fresh pair of socks during his forthcoming Think Ahead tour
All Comedy news
News
Jack Dee is taking his favourite old jokes on tour
The deadpan master digs through 40 years of comic inspiration – with absolutely no new material promised
News
Russell Howard to host huge charity stand-up gala at The O2 with Aisling Bea, Jimmy Carr, Mo Gilligan and more
Greg Davies, Guz Khan, John Bishop, Michael McIntyre and Michelle Wolf also join the Felix Foundation comedy bill
Interview
Zach Zucker: “My greatest dream is to be regarded as a modern day court jester”
As the “sexy, skilled and stupid” variety show Stamptown hits London for three nights only, we speak to its ringleader about clowning, embracing failure and the joy of never knowing what might happen next
Stage Times
Dr John Cooper Clarke once took so much abuse he lasted just four minutes on stage
Ahead of Dr John Cooper Clarke's upcoming UK tour, the 'Poet Laureate of Punk' talks through his life and career in gigs
Review
Edinburgh Fringe 2026: as it happened
The flyers are flying, reviews are rolling in and the Fringe is in full swing – join us as we dive headfirst into 2026’s madness
Interview
Tom Read Wilson has a poem about Roman toilet etiquette
Getting to know one of TV's most eloquent and omnipresent personalities ahead of his new tour, The A–Z of Me
Interview
The Umbilical Brothers once stood up Eric Idle, Billy Connolly and Carrie Fisher
The comedy duo talk screens, famous fans and Woodstock ’99 ahead of new tour The Distraction