If comedy is the new rock 'n' roll, then science is the new comedy. A packed house gathered last night for the first of two epic live versions of Radio 4's Infinite Monkey Cag... more
Grumpy intellectual Robin Ince, who hosted, hit the correct note when he described the annual all-star fixture Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People... more
Last Night at the Red Rose trod a gloriously chaotic line between sentimentality and anarchy, bringing the curtain down on the Finsbury Park club after two decades.... more
Razzle Dazzle - Darren Ashton's movie about the awful nature of children's dance competitions - will appeal to fans of Christopher Guest's parodic mockumentaries.... more
With stars like Bill Bailey, Phill Jupitus, Michael McIntyre, Robin Ince and Alan Carr performing, there was laughter all round at Suffolk's Latitude Festival.... more
It's festival mania this weekend with Bill Bailey, Alan Carr, Stewart Lee, Reg Hunter, Michael McIntyre and Richard Blackwood all taking the stage at shows across London and the south.... more
Mark Thomas is at the Tricycle, Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Al Murray all line-up at the Lyric Hammersmith, and Daniel Kitson kicks off the Sunday season of al fresco gigs this weekend.... more
Ricky Gervais's chum Robin Ince hosts a chilling Friday 13th show, The Boat Show sets sail and Will Smith and Mitch Benn are up to some Monkey Business.... more
Frenetic sketches from Laurence & Gus, Nick Doody putting the boot in on organised religion, and magic tricks from Ross Noble look-a-like Pete Firman are all among Bruce Dessau's comedy picks.... more
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
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
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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