After studying drama at Loughborough University, Diane Spencer emigrated to New Zealand, where she started performing stand-up in November 2006. In 2009 she performed her first solo show, as well as ...

The Rwanda Bill is top of the agenda for tonight’s episode of Have I Got News For You. Host Martin Lewis explained: ‘In a surprising historical reversal, Britain is about to start rounding people up ...

Frank Skinner is returning to radio – but in a sitcom. The comedian, who was axed by Absolute Radio last month, is to star alongside Ahir Shah and Ania Magliano in a new Radio 4 show written by fellow ...

When you read the headlines, they make it sound like the mother was breastfeeding, handily placing it within a ‘culture war’ narrative of woke young mothers against the free speech heroes of comedy.

Peter Kay’s shows to open Manchester’s new Co-op Live venue have been postponed AGAIN. The comic was due to open the 23,500-capacity arena last Monday, but the shows were delayed by a week at the last ...

Jason Manford has added a further 52 shows to his new tour, A Manford All Seasons - bringing the total number of dates to 70. The tour kicks off on September 1 at The Lowry in Salford and culminates ...

Athena Kugblenu has written two children’s books about History’s Most Epic Fibs and Fails. The titles, aimed at readers aged eight and over, will be published this September and next by Hachette ...

Sian Clifford has joined the cast of Channel 4’s comedy Everyone Else Burns. The Fleabag star will play Maude, an imposing ...

Tina Fey and Steve Carell are to star in a new Netflix comedy called The Four Seasons. It is based on the 1981 film of the same name, written and directed by M*A*S*H’s Alan Alda. The movie revolved ...

Organisers of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival have warned the event’s success is at risk from spiralling costs. This year’s festival was the biggest yet – but bosses say they need extra ...

Hannah Gadsby is returning to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time since 2017. That year, the comic took the Edinburgh Comedy Award with their groundbreaking stand-up show Nanette, which went on to ...

The exchange happened as the Prince took part in a school raid show at St Michael’s Church of England High School in Sandwell, West Midlands. He popped in after 12-year-old Freddie Hadley invited him ...