Comedian "Weird Al" Yankovic, who has famously parodied generations of pop hits ranging from Michael Jackson to Lorde, is headed back to New Zealand.

Comedy Central's The Daily Show will step up efforts to reach viewers on online platforms when Trevor Noah takes over this week.

TV3 will be trying out an all-female cast in a new comedy show, in the male-dominated comedy scene.

The partner of the late Kiwi comedian Ewen Gilmour has spoken of her heartache at losing her soulmate.

British comedy superstar Dawn French is bringing her new live show to New Zealand.

They took the Cricket World Cup by storm, now the Alternative Commentary Collective are turning their comedic sights on New Zealand's national game.

Ruby Wax was at the height of her fame when she was stopped in her tracks by a poster at a London Underground station that "outed" her.

Sitcom stars and real-life married couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are bringing their raunchy live show to New Zealand. Rachel Bache gets the dirty details.

Woo woo! An odd collaboration between a comedian and a rapper has been released today - but Justin Bieber is keeping The Pigeon Song from the top spot in the charts.

11 years on from the final episode of Friends, a previously unaired scene has been doing the rounds featuring an unfortunately timed joke in an airport.

Fans of Parks and Recreation, get excited. Ron Swanson and his evil sex-crazed ex-wife Tammy are coming to New Zealand.

A new teaser trailer has been released for The Daily Show With Trevor Noah, showing the new host settling in on set.

Comedian Amy Poehler is under fire after a joke about Beyonce's three-year-old daughter bombed on her new web series Difficult People.

Jemaine Clement has criticised local television networks, telling a US newspaper they have "no interest in making television comedy in New Zealand at all".

If you're looking for a last-minute Christmas present for your weird nephew or odd cousin, a ticket to Tim and Eric should do the trick.

Probably most familiar to Kiwis as one of the regular funny men on the end of Graham Norton's couch, English comedy star John Bishop is heading to Auckland for the first time.

US comedian Jon Stewart says he expects to return to stand-up once he leaves The Daily Show.

He might be a bit exhausting. He does rather hurt your ears. Even by email, which is quite a feat.

Comedian Rose Matafeo is leaving New Zealand for the bright lights of the UK - and to join her boyfriend, James Acaster.

Funny-man Russell Brand loves to stir things up for a laugh - but Lydia Jenkin discovers an intellectual jester who is using his fame to change the world one joke at a time.

Delivering one-line jokes on social media has secured a Dunedin comedian a job interview with Family Guy director Seth MacFarlane.

Former Seven Sharp presenter Jesse Mulligan has spoken out about his experience fronting the show, saying it was "hard to find a place to be useful".

The 7 Days team share their resolutions for Matariki, the Maori New Year.

Cam Cumming was so keen to do stand-up, he stormed the stage at an event on Thursday night, to the initial chagrin of the star attraction.

An aspiring comedian who rushed the stage at his local bar and stole the microphone off a star comedian says "too much vodka" was to blame for his actions.

The Thrilling Adventure Hour takes a little longer than that. It's actually about 80 to 85 minutes on stage, says Ben Blacker, laughing.

Noel Fielding took to the stage and embraced the bare accoutrements of traditional stand-up comedy, writes Karl Puschmann.