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 ...

John Bishop is piloting a new BBC quiz show from the makers of The 1% Club, Wisdom Of The Crowd is described as being ‘all about making educated guesses’, with producers Magnum Media adding: ‘Think of ...

Eric Sykes gives you value for money with his memoirs. Not only does If I Don’t Write It, Nobody Will weigh in at a hefty 491 pages (well, at 82 years of age, there’s a long life to be fitted in), but ...

Mae Martin is to embark on a music career. The comedian has announced that their ‘earnest music album’, entitled I’m A TV is coming soon. The former Taskmaster contestant and creator of the Channel 4 ...

Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week’s biggest news, like Mark Zuckerberg flying down to Mar-a-Lago, Steve Bannon calling Elon Musk an evil person and Israel and Hamas ...

Biographical specificities and whether you ‘relate’ to the comic aside, Keyworth is a crowd-pleaser on a grand scale, and is reminiscent of no one so much as Frank Skinner. There’s a Midlandish ...

Comic and Test Match Special statistician Andy Zaltzman is reportedly writing a humorous book inspired by his obsession with cricket. A History Of Test Cricket In 26.52 Statistics was made available ...

Dave Chappelle talks about Donald Trump, P Diddy and the Los Angeles fires in his Saturday Night Live monologue last night. The comedian, who took to the stage with cigarette in hand, ended his set ...

TRAVEL MAN: 48 HOURS IN WASHINGTON DC: Joe Lycett takes comedian Phil Wang. Their home for the weekend is the 'inspiring sanctuary' of the Eaton Hotel, which features a 24-hour radio station, a plant ...

Here’s the first look at Stewart Lee as the Man-Wulf, his alter-ego from his new stand-up tour. In the show, Lee adopts the persona of the tough-talking werewolf comedian ‘to position himself ...

The series also stars Jack Cutmore-Scott as Frasier’s son, Freddy, who he went to live with, Toks Olagundoye as Olivia, head of the university’s psychology department, Jess Salgueiro as Eve, Frasier’s ...

Tributes have been paid to comedy promoter Alistair Greaves following his unexpected death last week. The prolific producer ...