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Tonight, comedian Jeff Leach returns fresh from his Croatian and LA tour to perform at the Paradise By Way of Kensal Green. We can vouch for both the venue and the act on this one as Jeff is a friend of the magazine and the pub is a different kind of friend, one that sells drinks in a lovely setting. The night is £5 and for that you see 5 … read more»

Humour website Funny or Die have teamed up with American gallery Gallery 1988 for a new exhibition and we’ve got a sneak peek at what they have on display. For the second year in a row Funny or Die and Gallery 1988 are presenting their Is This Thing On? exhibition of art works that pay tribute to comedians and comedy TV shows. Over 100 … read more»

Bedroom Bar in East London is about to be relaunched following a complete re-decoration after being predominantly a comedy cafe for the last 20 years. The comedy cafe will get a brand new layout and look and will be turning its entertainment to a more festival vibe with a vibrant mix of music on the bill. Bedroom Bar’s two floors and two … read more»

It has been announced the Jimmy Carr will headline this year’s and the 5th Camp Bestival at Lulworth Castle. Also joining the festival bill for Camp Bestival 2012 is the legendary Rolf Harris, plus King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Lianne La Havas, LTJ Bukem, Justin Robertson and many more. New DJs announced also are LTJ Bukem, Justin … read more»

A new London comedy event has been announced and if you’re in the mood for some festival laughs this December then you should definitely read on. The Joy of Sketch will be taking place on 12th December at the Lyric Theatre and will include performances from some of the UKs best sketch comics. Amongst those performing on the evening will … read more»

Raise your hand if you like stand up comedy… then this post is for all those who raised a hand. The Queens Head pub on Denmark Street are tonight holding a free comedy night with a line up that will include some of London’s finest, and funniest, stand up comics. The event kicks off at 8.30pm but the doors open at 8pm so you can get … read more»

In the lead up to the the Edinburgh Comedy Festival The Lion and Unicorn in Kentish Town are putting on previews of  some of the acts you can expect. The Lion and Unicorn, part of the Geronimo Inn group has arranged a top London comedy agent to hand pick some high profile comedy circuit acts including Phil Nickol and Pete Bennet to perform … read more»

Steve Coogan’s greatest creation and Norwich’s favorite son, Alan Partridge, will star in his own film, due to start shooting next year. Speaking at the Tribeca Film Festival, where he is showing a feature length version of latest BBC project The Trip, Coogan confirmed that a big-screen version of Alan Partridge is ready to go and … read more»

The star of Green Lantern, Ryan Reynolds, has been busy defending the film saying that it is not a comedy. Fans of the comic book that the film is being based on were left worried after footage from the film was released last week but Reynolds has jumped to the films defense saying that, despite his comic background, Green Lantern will not be … read more»

Bright, blatant but being discussed widely as really funny Anuvahood hits the cinemas this weekend. Staring and written by Adam Deacon we initially thought Anuvahood was probably going to be a bit shit but on reports coming in from all over the place it’s actually really rather funny. You would have been hard pushed to miss the posters … read more»