Born and raised in the West Country, Bill Bailey showed an early passion for music, forming the school band Behind Closed Doors. It was also at school that he acquired the nickname Bill, thanks to a ...

Dom Joly believes his Gloucestershire home might be haunted. The comedian’s son Jackson has complained of ‘paranormal’ occurrences emanating from his bedroom in the basement, including hearing the ...

Bristol has always punched above its weight when producing comedians, and the city’s new comedy festival – in addition to the big-name Comedy Garden and vintage Slapstick Festival celebrations – aims ...

Highly acclaimed US comedy Hacks is coming to British TV. Sky has snapped up the rights to the show about fictional Las Vegas comedian Deborah Vance, played by Jean Smart, who is forced to reinvent ...

The BBC has released the trailer for its Motherland spin-off Amandaland. The London-set comedy revolves around Lucy Punch’s snobbish character Amanda having to downsize post-divorce and move away from ...

Producers of Noel Fielding ’s abandoned Dick Turpin comedy are hoping to salvage enough footage to be able to make an hour-long special, it has been suggested. Work on Apple TV+’s big-budget escapade ...

Malaysian comedian Harith Iskander faces police action after making a pun about the word ‘ham’ deemed to have mocked Islam. The stand-up posted a joke on social media about an iced coffee drink called ...

Glenn Moore was nominated for best show at the 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Awards. As a newcomer he was runner-up in the 2011 Chortle Student Comedy Award, and finalist in So You Think You're Funny 2012 ...