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Sound check: Rocking with Laughter

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Flight of the Conchords are part of a trend that proves it's possible to make a comedy song you can listen to more than once.... more

Pleasance marks 25th anniversary with massive London expansion

03.08.09
One of the Edinburgh festival's most famous fringe venues celebrates its 25th birthday with plans for a major expansion of its London branch... more

Raising a laugh for Orangaid

02.06.09
The Sumatran Orangutan Society does not monkey about when it comes to organising star-studded benefits.... more

Tim Minchin’s lyrical trickery to set pulses racing

22.12.08
There was no kitchen sink at Tim Minchin’s spectacular show but it must have been an oversight. There was certainly everything else.... more

Best Comedy Festivals

04.07.08
Comedy is big business at this year's rock festivals, with better-than-ever line-ups - making this the summer of laughs.... more

Corpsing did him no harm at all

20.05.08
Tim Minchin, the Australian comedian with the craziest hair this side of Russell Brand's bird's nest, pulled out all the stops at the Bloomsbury Theatre, says Bruce Dessau.... more

No orang-utan's feelings were hurt

25.02.08
The Stand Up For Animals fundraiser briefly threatened to become an endurance test, but a joyous night was had by all.... more

Yank's Divine Intervention

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Riffing on the Virgin Mary: US comic David Cross is hitting London tomorrow with his 'casually prevocative' new show.'... more

Ricky - smug but still scintillating

22.01.07
Russell Brand, Noel Fielding and Mark Thomas all pulled out at the last minute, but Ricky Gervais and some last minute stand-ins ensured the night was still a success. ... more

Critic's Choice: Top 5 comedy shows

14.12.06
The Ornate Johnsons return with festive fare, there's a short revival for excellent monologue Bill Hicks: Slight Return and expect the bah humbug factor from scabrous Scot Jerry Sadowitz.... more

Critic's choice: Top 5 comedy shows

09.11.06
This weekend features a welcome West End debut for Tim Minchin, Alex Lasarev explains how to dodge immigration officers and Charlie Pickering tells his story so far.... more

Something funny's going on in the capital

25.10.06
The Borat movie, starring London's Sacha Baron Cohen, is hailed as one of the most hilarious films in years, while the capital's comedy clubs brim with young talent. We're gagging for it.... more

Good but never great

17.08.06
It is always exciting to see change on the Fringe. This year, established comedians, are being overshadowed by exciting, newer acts and Natalie Haynes is one of them.... more

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