Alan Davies is known for his natural, relatable storytelling skills across the page, the stage, and the screen. The comedian ...

Ahir Shah's stand-up show Ends is now airing on Netflix - Chris Watt There may be times while you’re watching Ahir Shah’s Ends – winner of the 2023 Best Comedy Show at the Fringe and now airing on ...

With opposition to transgender issues regularly expressed by mainstream British figures, the country’s trans comedians are often just trying to assert their humanity. By Alex Marshall LONDON — Jen ...

Stand-up comedy is enjoying a wonderful renaissance in the UK. Theatres small and large across the country are packed with fans enjoying the best of British gagsmiths, and you can't switch on the ...

Comedian Milton Jones has cancelled some dates of his current tour after receiving a cancer diagnosis. Taking to Instagram, Jones shared he was diagnosed with "treatable prostate cancer". He explained ...

If comedy was indeed the “new rock'n'roll”, then Michael McIntyre was, for a hot second, its Elvis Presley. During the Noughties British comedy boom, when stand-up suddenly became fodder for stadium ...

Visit any body of water in Britain this summer and you will spot them, wielding their paddles like modern-day Argonauts. In the past three years stand-up paddleboarding (or SUPing) has gone from ...

The Cambridge Companion To Stand-Up Comedy is a collection of essays on the history and state of the art from lecturers and professors around the world. Some of the writers hide their academic roots ...