James Acaster is reportedly taking part in the next series of The Celebrity Traitors. The comic will be heading to the Scottish Highlands soon with the other contestants to start filming the BBC One ...

Stand-up Laura Smyth is taking part in the first full series of Celebrity Apprentice. The comic has been named among the 12 stars looking to prove their business credentials to Lord Sugar. The line-up ...

CARDIFF: Fatiha El-Ghorri, the breakout star of Taskmaster and Mr Bigstuff is embarking on her first stand-up tour, Cockney Stacking Doll, promising 'strong language and stereotype-smashing'. Fatiha ...

Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week. FUNNY AF WITH KEVIN HART: The star seeks the next big name in stand-up in this new comedy competition series on Netflix. RUNNING POINT: The ...

In Shayna and Beverley – two ladies of leisure sunning themselves on adjacent beach loungers – Alex Hines and Sarah Stafford have created a pair of outrageous grotesques.

Andy Balloch – the man in the sleeveless pinstripe suit before us – does add a few entertaining flourishes to try to elevate this, such as the satirical slogans for the Catholic Church which is ...

The comic exudes an unstable, unhinged energy, a frustrated tinderbox ready to explode, creating a palpable tension in the room which he exploits as he prowls the audience, seeking to intimidate. When ...

But while there are some decent gags in JKS: A Comedy (?), the dramatic element is a prosecution of the tediously repeated debate about offence in comedy that offers nothing new.

• Tarang Hardikar: If I'm Not Wrong will be at the Pleasance Courtyard during the Edinburgh Fringe.

Swag comes with messaging about how local oddballs can take on global psychopaths – which obviously comes from the heart – and a sarcastic take on why we should embrace artificial intelligence as a ...

• Dilruk Jayasinha: Gratitude Guy is on at the Victoria Hotel at 8.45pm tonight and 7.45pm tomorrow.

Celia Pacquola has won the biggest prize in Australian live comedy. The stand-up won the award for the most outstanding show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for Gift Horse, which ...