A gladiator suspects his ancient Roman audience might not be fully engaged with his fight to the death in this parody from Canadian sketch show This Hour Has 22 Minutes ...

The most powerful tribute came from poet Roger McGough. who dubbed Innes ‘the urbane spaceman’ before offering a moving and poignant – but never saccharine – reflection on the first and last time they ...

Shetland-born stand-up Marjolein Robertson is taking her show O on tour in 2025. It is based on the comedian’s menstrual health issues, with and caused nine audience members to faint when it was ...

Richard Gadd has been named the most significant cultural figure in Scotland this year. The comedian has topped The List’s annual list of the 100 ‘genre-bending, mind-expanding creatives who have ...

James Acaster admits he’s been taken in by the pranks on Michael McIntyre ’s Send To All feature – but has now wised up to the ruse and turned the tables on his fellow comic.

Entertainment publicist Katie Philips – who has represented clients including Ricky Gervais, Omid Djalili, Ross Noble, Nina Conti and James Acaster over the years – has died at the age of 46.

Ahir Shah has made a new radio series for Radio 4. Seven Blunders Of The World will be based around what Mahatma Gandhi called the ‘Seven Social Sins’. Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience ...

And Joe Lycett vs Sewage has been nominated for best original programme where it is up against fellow Channel 4 show Banged Up: Stars Behind Bars, Partygate, The Jury: Murder Trial and The Underdog: ...

A painting of a pineapple that Alex Horne created on a podcast has now been turned into a T-shirt and mug. The comedian painted the image on the show Secret Artist, in which guests bring in a chosen ...

In similar vein, the Zaltgeist is vaguely bookmarked by him considering what he should teach his teenage sons about the state of the world amid a tsunami of misinformation and toxic distractions ...

The BBC is to air Janey Godley ’s last stand-up special to remember the Glaswegian comic who died this month. The title of the show Janey Godley ’s Still Got It! referred to the return of her cancer ...