The robe worn by Tommy Cooper when he collapsed of a fatal heart attack live on TV is being auctioned off. The rather morbid piece of memorabilia was previously owned by fellow magician Paul Daniels.

Actress Pik-Sen Lim – who played Chung Su-Lee in the 1970s sitcom Mind Your Language – has died aged 80. She was also known for Chin Lee in the 1971 Doctor Who serial The Mind of Evil and as an ...

Roisin Conaty and Sara Pascoe are to travel the world for a new TV series – staying in only in the most poorly-reviewed places. In Zero Stars, the comedians and best friends will stay at, eat in and ...

Over six months, Serena tried and tested 22 different types of therapy in a bid to improve her physical and mental health and calm the chaos that comes with being a busy mum on the cusp of turning 40, ...

Whoopi Goldberg is to perform live in the UK for the first time in almost a decade. The comic and movie star will be playing the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, West London, on September 4 and ...

Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker. And today we're going global. Good luck!

John Finnemore is recording another one-off edition of his Radio 4 sketch show Souvenir Programme. Nine series ran between 2011 and 2021, with two specials in May 2023 and 2024 and now he is getting ...

Eddie Kadi talks about how eduction has come a long way after finding out that his daughter was learning phonetics. But his uncle isn't always an asset when it comes to helping with their homework ...

The Irish and Greek comedy sensations are finally leaving their couches after 8pm to bring you their brand new shows! Now firmly in the over 40s club, Riona and Olga are battling their perimenopausal ...

Paul Putner is reviving his character The Curious Orange for a comic book. The actor and comedian played the inquisitive citrus in Stewart Lee and Richard Herring ’s 1990s BBC Two series This Morning ...

Comedians are to test their penalty-taking skills in a new YouTube series, hosted by Chloe Petts. Nish Kumar and Harriet Kemsley are among those who have signed up for the show, which will be made by ...

HENRY NORMAL: The 11th installment in the coccasional radio series form the comic poet – and former comedy uber-producer – offers verses and other musings under the heading of 'Humanity'. This one was ...