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Anna Faris smiles at someone off camera, she has long blonde hair in a side plait. She wears a sleeveless black top.

Anna Faris: 'No-one thought I was funny before Scary Movie'

Claudia is joined by Anna Faris who discusses how Scary Movie defined her life.

A man stands in front of a mic with a large blue sign behind him. A rainbow pride flag is hung over one side of the sign. The man is mid laugh

Comedy night has line-up of autistic performers

The event hopes to widen understanding of autism and give performers a chance to show their talent.

Dressed in a black-red check shirt, Samay Raina looks into the camera while holding a mic in his left hand

An inappropriate joke nearly ended his career. Now he's back with more humour

A misfired joke nearly derailed Samay Raina’s comedy career. Now he’s back, reclaiming his voice.

Sam Campbell has brown hair and is wearing an orange life-jacket

Sam Campbell's tips for surviving Last One Laughing

Sam Campbell’s detailed his tactics to for not laughing

Three women in an audience laughing during a comedy gig.

How a rural county hopes to grow its comedy scene

Local comedians and comedy lovers are trying to bring more gigs to Cumbria.

A woman with curly dark hair holds a microphone on stage at a comedy night, smiling at an audience visible in the foreground. She is wearing a white lace top and dark trousers. Behind her is a banner with pink text reading "Comedy In" with the rest partially obscured.

Women invited to find their funny and try stand-up

A University of Warwick project is trying to help women to try stand-up comedy for the first time.

Ray Bradshaw - a bald man with a ginger beard, laughing as he looks into the camera. He is wearing a blue shirt.

'Growing up with deaf parents inspired my new comedy show'

Stand-up Ray Bradshaw says his mum and dad influenced material in his new show Coda.

Dianne Buswell and Chris McCausland with the glitterball trophy

'Strictly scarier than first gig' says Chris McCausland

The comedian was the first blind contestant ever to take part on the show, which he won in 2024.

A man with short, dark hair and a short, dark beard holds his hands on his head as he speaks into a microphone.

What to say when you don't think a baby is cute

In the chailemmas, Tabz doesn't want to call a baby cute.

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