In 2007, the papers were full of news of John Darwin, who turned up more than five years after he was declared dead in a canoeing accident so his wife Anne could claim the life insurance payout. He ...

The media has been far too harsh on Nigel Farage, a completely normal everyday man who just happens to receive enormous gifts from dear, dear friends. That’s what Broken News i ...

The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed. Use our search panel to check our full listings by date and region. LONDON: The ebullient Helen ...

Details have been finalised for the funeral of Kevin McCarron, the co-founder of the Laughing Horse comedy clubs who died last Saturday at the age of 72. The comedian’s son Max posted the details on ...

Now, thanks to winning the Share the Craic competition sponsored by Magners, she is. Her prize, worth an estimated £15,000, is a funded run at the Underbelly. But with great reward comes great ...

Ed Gamble-fronted panel show Unacceptable has been renewed for a second series, before the first has even airs. The TLC channel will broadcast the initial run of six episodes – with Richard Ayoade and ...

Comedians Bebe Cave and Horatio Gould have got engaged. Cave, 28, broke the news on social media, posting a picture showing hem both in East London captioned: 'We’re getting married!!!!!’ Another ...

Victoria Wood's Dinnerladies are heading back to the HWD Components canteen – with an new stage show. The touring production, written by Beth and Emma Kilcoyne, is the first piece of new work based on ...

Ashlee Bentley has won a fully-funded run at the Edinburgh Fringe after triumphing at the final of the Magners' Share the Craic competition in London last night. The Irish comic wins a full run at ...

Bob Mortimer has revealed an early flair for showing off – even if it ended with him being sent home from school for taking his pants down. The comic says he was only trying to impress the other ...

Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week. ELLE: A prequel to the Legally Blonde series stars Lexi Minetree as the younger version of the character Reese Witherspoon made famous, ...

James Acaster has lent his voice to a new video game. The comic plays The Narrator in Perchang World, a physics puzzle game launching on Apple Arcade next month. Although he has appeared in the ...