Mo Gilligan is a rising star in the United Kingdom, a younger British Nick Cannon minus the kids. He has hosted multiple shows including “The Big Narstie Show” and “The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan.” ...

For much of its history, British stand-up comedy has been something you had to head to a comedy club, a theatre or an arts centre to see. Yet over the past decade, and particularly since the pandemic ...

With opposition to transgender issues regularly expressed by mainstream British figures, the country’s trans comedians are often just trying to assert their humanity. By Alex Marshall LONDON — Jen ...

Ahir Shah's stand-up show Ends is now airing on Netflix - Chris Watt There may be times while you’re watching Ahir Shah’s Ends – winner of the 2023 Best Comedy Show at the Fringe and now airing on ...

Comedian Milton Jones has cancelled some dates of his current tour after receiving a cancer diagnosis. Taking to Instagram, Jones shared he was diagnosed with "treatable prostate cancer". He explained ...

For decades, the gold standard for a British stand-up special was a late-night BBC slot, a DVD release and/or, more recently, a deal with a subscription streamer like Netflix. Those routes still have ...

If comedy was indeed the “new rock'n'roll”, then Michael McIntyre was, for a hot second, its Elvis Presley. During the Noughties British comedy boom, when stand-up suddenly became fodder for stadium ...

Stand-up comedy is enjoying a wonderful renaissance in the UK. Theatres small and large across the country are packed with fans enjoying the best of British gagsmiths, and you can't switch on the ...

Ross Noble has been forced to postpone several upcoming shows after being hospitalised with a kidney infection, the comedian announced on Monday. The 48-year-old British stand-up star, currently ...

The Cambridge Companion To Stand-Up Comedy is a collection of essays on the history and state of the art from lecturers and professors around the world. Some of the writers hide their academic roots ...