Comedy

Expect puppetry: Fladam add another dimension to their songs and sketch routines. Picture: Charlie Kirkpatrick

York musical comedy duo Fladam head to Fringe for the first time
FLADAM, the York musical comedy duo of Florence Poskitt and Adam Sowter, are making their Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut all this month.

Grab the last few tickets to Leeds Festival before the sell out: Find out how (PA)

Grab the last few tickets to Leeds Festival: Find out how

Luke Dayhill and Saskia Strallen as the young couple in Alan Ayckbourn’s All Lies at Esk Valley Theatre. Picture: Steven Barber

Things to do in York: What's on in and around York this week

Graham Norton will be at York Theatre Royal on October 3

Much-loved comedian and chat show host heads to York

Slap-stick: The dustpan-wielding Thom Tuck left has a dust-up with double-act partner Dennis Herdman in The Play What I Wrote. Picture: Manuel Harlan

REVIEW: The Play What I Wrote, Birmingham Rep, at York Theatre Royal

Scarborough police doing spot checks on drivers this morning (June 24) got an unexpected visit from some donkeys

Donkey work: police get unexpected visit doing driver spot checks in North Yorkshire

Rob Deering due to appear at York's Impossible Wonderbar

York comedy club to celebrate its first birthday with TV comedians

Richard Stansfield presenting a framed Yorkatt and Eric cartoon to the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, in January 2013

Tributes after death of Yorkatt and Eric cartoonist Richard Stansfield

BBC launches search for best new stand-up and digital comedians – entries open now (Canva)

BBC launches search for best new stand-up and digital comedians – entries open now

More Things To Do in and around York

The Guilty Feminist - host Deborah Frances-White

"I think we’ve got every feminist in York in the room!" - York Barbican review

Mikron Theatre's cast in Red Sky at Night, which is coming to York: James Mclean, Hannah Bainbridge, Alice McKenna and Thomas Cotran.

Allotments in York provide backdrop for theatre company's 50th anniversary tour

Comedian Sara Pascoe announces UK tour, Success Story. Picture: Multitude Media

Comedian Sara Pascoe announces UK tour including York date – how to book

Daniel Howell is coming to York Barbican

'YouTube sensation' set for gig at York venue

Shed Seven: Chasing winners and Chasing Rainbows at Doncaster Racecourse

More Things To Do in and around York

The iconic kids show from the 2000s is being brought back in stage format by Dick and Dom (PA)

Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow is going on tour for its 20th anniversary

Going out of his mind in forlorn pursuit of controlling yours: Rory Fairbairn's Mind Mangler

REVIEW: Mischief's Magic Goes Wrong, York Theatre Royal

Touching moment: Jo Theaker's Annie and Mick Liversidge's John in York Stage's Calendar Girls The Musical. All pictures: Charlie Kirkpatrick

REVIEW: York Stage in Calendar Girls

Mind games: Rory Fairbairn as the Mind Mangler in Magic Goes Wrong, on tour at York Theatre Royal

Rory enjoys mind games as he makes Mischief debut in Magic Goes Wrong

Kristin Hersh: Fronting her Electric Trio at The Crescent

More Things To Do in and around York

York Stage's 'Calendar Girls' pose for a snap in the rehearsal room as Rosy Rowley points the phone camera. Picture: Charlie Kirkpatrick

York Stage in full bloom for city premiere of Calendar Girls The Musical

Normal service resumed: Grayson Perry presents his rearranged Harrogate performance of A Show For Normal People on Friday

More Things To Do in and around York

Just the ticket: Berwick Kaler, left, Martin Barrass and David Leonard launch box-office sales for The Adventures Of Old Granny Goose at the Grand Opera House, York. Picture: David Harrison

Goose on the loose as box office opens at Grand Opera House

May in April: Imelda May plays York Barbican for a third time on April 6

More Things To Do in and around York

Ryedale Youth Theatre loaned the school the Chitty Car.

This York school is flying high with its latest production

Maggie Fox was known for playing Ruth Audsley in Coronation Street in 2001 (PA)

Shameless and Coronation Street star Maggie Fox dies in 'sudden accident'

Chris Rock. (Live Nation)

Tickets for Chris Rock's Leeds show on his UK tour go on general sale today

A theatre stage. Credit: Canva

ATG Tickets extends 2 for 1 tickets deal to April - How to get yours

Joe Jackson: New date for York Barbican concert

More Things To Do in and around York

David Walliams and Matt Lucas bring Rock Profile back in Red Nose Day sketch

Katherine Ryan has added a new date at York Barbican

Top comedian adds show at York venue to upcoming tour

Back on the Chain Gang: Miles Salter lines up new band members for Black Swan gig

More Things To Do in and around York

Rehearsls for the Settlement Players' 'A woman In Mind' at the Theatre Royal studio

Players back on York stage with Alan Ayckbourn classic

Carr defended his joke in a gig at Whitley Bay (PA)

'I'm going down swinging' - Jimmy Carr defends joke made about the Holocaust

Jimmy Carr's Netflix special His Dark Material aired on Christmas Day. Photo via The National/Scotland.

Controversy as comedian Jimmy Carr makes 'truly disturbing' holocaust joke

Rows of empty red theatre seats. Credit: PA

ATG Tickets has 2 for 1 tickets in March - How to get yours

If you’re after a good time in York this weekend, look no further (Canva)

What’s on in York this weekend

Five stars will compete to become Britain’s First Celeb Make-Up Star for Comic Relief 2022. Photo via BBC/Wall To Wall/Dave King.

Everything we know about Red Nose Day 2022 - including when it's on and line-up

Russell Kane will be performing at York Barbican in December

Award-winning comedian set for gig at York venue

Guy Henry, who played Pius Thicknesse in Harry Potter

Harry Potter actors to come to York this February

The event will take place in April

Popular event makes in-person return this April

Kevin Clifton in Burn The Floor, returning to the Grand Opera House, York

More Things To Do in York and beyond

Roy Chubby Brown

Letters postbag "What miseries those who get offended" - fun night with Chubby Brown in York

Yorkshire comedy legend, Phil Tonkinson

Yorkshire comedy 'legend' set for gig in city

The latest inductees into the York Hall of Fame include Frank Dobson, Dustin Gee and Kate Atkinson

York Hall of Fame: City's legends from panto and comedy among inductees

Betty White. Credit: PA

Betty White dies at 99 just weeks before landmark birthday

Paul Tonkinson will take to the stage at the All Gold Comedy Club night in York in February

Have a laugh with some of UK's best comedians at York comedy night

A celebration of a host of York-born famous names including Dame Judi Dench and Frankie Howerd, top right

Famous faces you might not know were born in York

LadBaby sing Sausage Rolls For Everyone alongside Ed Sheeran. Picture: PA

LadBaby on course for Christmas number one with Sausage Rolls For Everyone

Top comedian heads to York for THIRD gig - details

Top comedian heads to York for THIRD gig - details

Shed Seven: Two “Shedcember” nights in Leeds on the Another Night, Another Town tour

More Things To Do in York and beyond this Christmas (including Shed Seven gigs)

Caption: Toni Feetenby as Pauline Mole and Jack Hambleton as Adrian Mole in Pick Me Up Theatre's The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ The Musical. Picture: Matthew Kitchen

Savvy and witty show to enjoy

Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club hosts its final comedy night of the year at York Barbican

Comedy club hosts final night of year at York venue

Olivia Colman is nominated for best actress in a drama (PA)

Sir Kenneth Branagh and Olivia Colman nominated for Golden Globes - see the full list