The Guinness World Record for the longest stand-up comedy performance by an individual is held by American comic David Scott. Going by the name The Midnight Swinger, he performed for 40 hours and 8 ...

Rachel Fairburn started doing stand up in January 2007, and was a finalist in both the Funny Women and City Life North-West Comedian Of The Year competitions the following year.

Nominated for best show at the 2014 Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Awards and winner of the 2014 Chortle Breakthrough Award, Sara Pascoe has been working as a comedy actor, sketch performer, improviser and ...

Bought up in the backwoods of British Columbia Tom Stade earned his comedy stripes in Canada, where he recorded his own one-hour TV special Stade And Confused for the Comedy Network. Now largely based ...

Michael Odewale says he covers 'important issues such as racism, politics and pigeons' in his comedy. He has been performing since around 2014, starting while at university, and was finalist in both ...

Here are extracts from the sets of the comedians who took part in the Chortle Hotshots showcase in Edinburgh on Wednesday night. They are all taking their debut shows to the Edinburgh Fringe this ...

British sisters Nicola and Rosie Dempsey trained separately in sketch and improv with the iO, Second City and Bad Dog Comedy Theatres in Chicago and Toronto before establishing their piano/percussion ...

American comedian Natalie Cuomo has gone viral after posting a clip of her losing it with an audience member. The 29-year-old ...

Kiefer Sutherland and Rebel Wilson are to star in a new Christmas comedy film for Sky. In Tinsel Town, 24 star Sutherland plays an egotistical Hollywood action star who is blindsided when his action ...

The virtuoso ventriloquist, BAFTA nominee and British Comedy Award winner presents an unparalleled, unscripted new show that delves deep into who we are, hijacking faces to spark a bold, hysterical ...

In Wales you are also twice as likely than other Bris to have watched the finale at least twice. Across the UK, 2.8miliion have watched the Christmas Day episode more than once, equivalent to 4 per ...