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<p>Ricky Gervais will begin touring the UK next week</p>
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Ricky Gervais Armageddon tour: Dates, venues, and tickets for UK shows

The comedian revealed that his latest show will also stream on Netflix next year

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Gail Porter reveals what to expect as she launches stand up career

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish TV presenter, who was once homeless and slept rough for six months, is also looking to shine a light on a National Databank set up to help people in need to access free mobile data

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The Destination: Jessica Fostekew on the magic of comedy

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The Introduction: Comedian Jessica Fostekew on awkward gig moments

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The Destination: Comedian Huge Davies on his relationship with ducks

Comedy

Chris Rock Live on Netflix: revenge served ice cold

The first live comedy special for the streamer was always going to serve up a slapback, and it was worth the wait

Comedy

Upcoming London comedy festivals 2023 from the Vault to Camden Fringe

Laughter is the best medicine and, with this year’s London comedy line-up, you can be sure to get plenty of just that.

Comedy

Sam Campbell at Soho Theatre: brilliant Australian comic is a one-off

There is no overarching theme to this hour of divine madness - but Campbell is clearly a one-off

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Catherine Cohen at the Hackney Empire review: winningly funny

If oversharing was an Olympic event, Cohen would permanently top the podium

Comedy

Pierre Novellie at the Soho Theatre review: remarkably enjoyable

The tightly written script ensures that the laughs keep coming, even when the subject is serious

Theatre

Alex Edelman at the Menier Chocolate Factory review: brilliantly funny

Edelman is a compelling, super-energetic performer; witheringly smart and laceratingly self-critical

Comedy

Jerry Sadowitz at the Apollo: uncomfortable but hard to take seriously

The Edinburgh controversy certainly sold tickets but it seems likely the deliberately offensive comedian won’t be going mainstream anytime soon

Comedy

Nick Helm at Bloomsbury Theatre: the ultimate in pandemic humour

Other comedians might as well give up; they are unlikely to improve on this

Comedy

Marc Maron at Bloomsbury Theatre: at his best when he got personal

These two solo shows revealed the other side of the famous podcaster’s repertoire

Comedy

Rich Hall at Soho Theatre: gruff exterior conceals a slick performer

The American comedian is an essential worker if you’re in need of a dose of curmudgeonly humour

Comedy

Dave Gorman at Hackney Empire review: hilarious feelgood standup

Audiences will be educated as well as spectacularly entertained

Comedy

The best Edinburgh Fringe comedy shows coming to London

Some of the top acts of the 2022 fringe are bringing their shows to London. Here’s our pick...

Comedy

Stewart Lee, Leicester Square Theatre: classic Lee, maybe too classic

Easy gags and brilliant ideas combine to make this a show for the faithful, if not necessarily one to win new converts

Comedy

Kemah Bob’s FOC IT UP! podcast is blowing comedy’s doors wide open

The Texan comic says the comedy scene doesn’t cater for all audiences - or comics

Comedy

Joz Norris at Soho Theatre: a brilliantly madcap magic meltdown

This brilliant show was a Fringe highlight - now it’s landed in London

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How to get tickets for Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle’s London shows

This will be the first time the two comedians perform together

Comedy

Colin Hoult at Edinburgh Fringe 2022: gloriously over the top

The Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee’s character comedy is immaculately observed

Comedy

Edinburgh Fringe 2022: Jordan Gray is a bona fide star

This brilliant show could well make history at the Fringe this year

Comedy

Leo Reich at the Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh review: Brilliant

One of the most exciting breakout stars at the Fringe this year

Comedy

Maisie Adam at Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh: Brilliantly observed comedy

Her show is a succession of brilliantly observed dispatches from her life

Comedy

Chloe Petts at Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh: Stunningly accomplished

Petts handles hot topics like gender in an accessible, calm and funny way

Comedy

Edinburgh Fringe 2022: Zach Zucker leaves us laughing against the odds

After having to rewrite his show due to a tragedy in his hometown, the American comedian still keeps his humour high-octane

Comedy

Edinburgh Festival 2022: Jayde Adams - bound by sheer charisma

This born performer’s distinctive take on the last two years is a joy - it’ll be worth the wait for her forthcoming London show

Comedy

Edinburgh Fringe 2022: Six debut comics set to make a splash this year

For those heading to the Fringe, here are six newcomers not to miss

Comedy

Comedian Grace Campbell, ‘I don’t give a f**k, I get that from my dad’

Back for another Edinburgh, the rising comedian is looking at why she was desperate for male validation

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Comedian Sikisa on Edinburgh, immigration and her love for Brixton

Discovered while working in a pub, the comic has to take holiday allowance from her legal work to make her Edinburgh Fringe debut next month

Comedy

Fran Lebowitz at Theatre Royal review: Excoriating and witty

While not a stand-up, the wordsmith has the natural cadences of a classic acerbic New York comic

Comedy

Joe Lycett at the Eventim Apollo review - a great show

Brummie stand-up shows when it comes to comedy with a message, he’s still very much the boss

Comedy

Rosie Holt on how her political comedy side hustle made her a star

The actor and comedian so perfectly skewers the automatons wheeled on by the government to defend the indefensible that some people thought she was real

Comedy

Dylan Moran, Eventim Apollo: When he’s good, he’s very very good

He wandered off topic a bit too often but it’s good to see him back

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Alan Partridge: Stratagem, O2 Arena - patchy but a reliable joy

Steve Coogan inhabits his desperate, naff creation so seamlessly you completely lose sight of him

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Athena Kugblenu: Shaking Her Class at Soho Theatre: a real class act

The Londoner’s show mixes profound thoughts with mischievous gags