Ever since I went up the first time, I couldn’t stop," he once told Comedy Gazelle. Tributes have flooded in for Flores following the tragic news. Comedian Neema Naz said: "I was hoping this ...

Of course, not everyone has the time to scour the UK ... stand-up and has been murdering crowds up and down the country, even receiving a nomination for Best Newcomer nomination at the Edinburgh ...

It's either for the Breakfast Club, or Angel Comedy Club — held at the Camden Head. Upstairs in this unassuming boozer, you'll find free stand-up every freaking ... as 'the UK's First LGBTQ+ ...

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If there’s anything that would make you appreciate the state of stand-up comedy on Hulu or ... that show to launch his own comedy career, including his sold-out UK tour under the banner ...

Comedians Jamali Maddix ... Shop Date online creator Amelia Dimoldenberg are also among the new season’s line-up. The series – again in aid of Channel 4’s Stand Up to Cancer campaign – will feature a ...

‘The two of us were partners in resurrecting comedy at the legendary Purple Onion; every show was titled “Jim Short & Friends”, and we always dressed up in respect to the retro clu ...

A cracking and irresistible evening of first-generation immigrant stand-up comedy is lined up at The Dukes in Lancaster.

A novel inspired by American stand-up Sam Tallent’s life as a road comic is to get a UK release. Running The Light revolves around Billy Ray Schafer, a debauched, divorced comedian ‘who has forgotten ...

They may have grown up to become some of the most famous comedians and actors in the world - but before finding fame, these ...

Tony Slattery's last ever stand up comedy routine at The Mess, Fort Perch Rock, Wallasey. The star was renowned for 1980s and 1990s appearances on shows such as Whose Line Is It Anyway? before ...

The stand up comedian's death was confirmed by his former colleague Margaret Cho, in a heartbreaking statement on social media. 'There’s not a lot of photos of us but you were probably the most ...