Falling Upwards: Iain Stirling stand-up special heads to Amazon Prime Video

Iain Stirling is heading to Amazon Prime Video for his new stand-up special, Falling Upwards.

The comedian, who is best known as the voice of Love Island, also hosts ITV2 show CelebAbility and recently created and starred in the sitcom … Read More

NextUp streams Leicester Comedy Festival 2022

NextUp is teaming up with the Leicester Comedy Festival once again to bring the festival to living rooms across the UK.

Now in its 29th year, the event runs from 2nd to 20th February, with more than 560 shows packing … Read More

Trailer: Michael Che returns to Netflix for stand-up special

Michael Che is returning to Netflix for a new stand-up special and a new trailer gives us a first look.

Che, who was a correspondent on The Daily Show for a brief time, is no stranger to comedy fans, having … Read More

Trailer: Dave Chapelle returns to Netflix for The Closer

“Five specials in five years. How do you close a body of work that profound?” That’s the sound of Dave Chapelle returning to Netflix for one last stand-up comedy special.

The comic stepped back into the limelight after several years … Read More

Inside: Bo Burnham returns to stand-up with Netflix special

Bo Burnham is returning to the stand-up stage for a new comedy special on Netflix.

The US comedian, who broke out at a young age with comedy songs on YouTube, went on to release two specials on the streaming service: … Read More

UK TV review: Eddie Izzard: Force Majeure

Is there anything in life quite as delightfully absurd as Eddie Izzard in full flow? The comedian has been the queen of surreal stand-up for years, and in more than one language. She peppers English, German French throughout Force … Read More

UK TV review: Bill Bailey: Limboland

Bill Bailey has rare been better than in this hilarious hour of impeccably tuned silliness.Read More

UK TV review: Fern Brady: Power and Chaos

This enjoyably cynical set is packed with acerbic energy.Read More

BBC iPlayer review: Rose Matafeo: Horndog

Earlier this year, Rose Matafeo enjoyed the lead role in the hilarious and heartwarming comedy Baby Done. Now, BBC Three is giving her the chance to explain why she’ll never be the leading lady in real life, with her 2018 … Read More

From Victoria Wood to Rose Matafeo: BBC announces Festival Of Funny

The BBC is aiming to make the nation laugh this month with a new Festival of Funny bringing together classic comedy and brand new stand-up specials.

Running until mid-March, the month-long event will include 14 hours of new content including … Read More