Bruce Dessau

Fascinating Aïda are celebrating Christmas 2024 with a new recording of one of their most popular songs. Dubbed by commentators as their ‘Rudest Christmas Song Ever’ this new recording features a new introduction and a fresh verse but the incredibly rude chorus remains the same. Dillie, Adèle and Liza’s inimitable wish for us to behave toward family and friends with kindness and respect over the festive period feels even more pertinent as we enter 2025.

Comedian Craig Campbell is bringing his Raging Gracelessly tour to Scotland in December, with ten gigs across the country, starting in Gourock on 5 December and finishing in Banchory on 20 December.

Comedian Neil Delamere is back with his new show Achilles Neil, playing at venues across the UK in 2025

First Steve Gribbin is not dead. He is celebrating 40 years in comedy. More mature comedy fans will remember him as half of musical satirical duo Skint Video, first with John Ivens and then with Brian Mulligan. More recently he has blazed a trail up and down the country – usually by train – delivering cutting egde topical comic diatribes about the state of the nation. All this and he still finds time to front Americana/Country/Folk Band The True Believeres.

James Acaster's latest show Hecklers Welcome is set to premiere on November 23 on HBO Max.

Comedian Will Mars has put a show on sale for Edinburgh Fringe 2025 which he claims is the first show to go on sale for next year's Fringe.

In a long acting career he played a number of major straight dramatic roles but also featured in a number of comedies including Not Going Out where he played the original Geoffrey Adams and Inside No 9. He was one of the stars of the very first Inside No 9 episode, Sardines (pictured0.

The finalists have been announced for the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2024.

The final of this year's BBC New Comedy Awards has been broadcast on BBC One.

Kiwi icon Rhys Darby is coming back to the stage with a brand new stand-up show, The Legend Returns.