The name of Eddie Izzard's latest tour Force Majeure means a superior force, an act of God, an unavoidable event.

At a time when more Hollywood comedians are flaunting their loudness and lewdness, Jason Sudeikis' rise to stardom seems remarkably understated and subdued.

Whoa, this can't be right. Guys, guys, guys - this isn't the end. It feels like the lights have just come on in the theatre just when I was settling down to my popcorn...

Mike Myers has reprised his Austin Powers villain Dr Evil to poke fun at the Sony/North Korea hacking scandal on Saturday Night Live.

How offensive can Chelsea Handler get? Chris Schulz braved the TV comedian's first Auckland show to find out.

Two North American comedy stars are making their way to Auckland next year. Canadian Russell Peters is returning to New Zealand after his sold-out 2013 show.

Veteran comedy star Bill Cosby struck a defiant pose and lapped up standing ovations at one of his live shows in America at the weekend as he faced down growing allegations of rape and sexual assault....

Russell Brand has fired back at social media users who have ridiculed his political rants using Blur's Parklife by re-recording the song himself.

Things are bound to get personal when Chelsea Handler brings her lippy stand-up show to Auckland. The former Late Night host talks to Chris Schulz.

Host of Last Week Tonight suggested three alternative flag designs. One of them involves a Hobbit doing something very bad.

A wedding DJ before he made his name in stand-up, Dai Henwood is hosting this month’s Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards. Sarah Stuart asks him twelve questions.

She came under fire last month for apparently lip-synching during a performance with Jennifer Lopez.

The 200-strong audience at the Xperia Access Q Awards were less than impressed by Jimmy Carr's particularly dark joke about the Oscar Pistorius trial.

Reggie Watts’ live show is an explosion of improvisation. Just don’t ask him how he does it, writes Chris Schulz

Barcelona comedy club Teatreneu has installed facial-recognition technology on the back of its chairs to track how much each person in their theatre has enjoyed the show. Each single laugh will cost you €0.30 (NZ50 cents), and customers could face a maximum charge of €24 (NZ$38).

Teatreneu has installed facial-recognition technology on the back of its chairs to track how much each person in their theatre has enjoyed the show.

JJ Fong, Perlina Lau and Ally Xue are three Auckland actresses who decided they wanted to make a comedy series based around their own experiences as New Zealanders - so they did.

The joker in this year's political pack, Ben Uffindell, is claiming success in last weekend's election after his Civilian Party outpolled his "main opposition", Brendan Horan.

David Farrier writes about playing interviewer to various versions of Rhys Darby in the comedian's new television show, Short Poppies.

Joan Rivers may not have floated everybody's boat. She was a force of nature who spoke her mind with a glorious disregard for taste or diplomacy.

Chris O'Dowd had Hollywood at his fingertips. Instead of indulging, he went home and created a surreal TV show about his childhood. He tells Chris Schulz why.

Jaquie Brown's 3-year-old son says his Mum looks like a "beautiful hedgehog" now that she has shaved her head.

Comedian Tim Vine dusted off his joke book and cleaned up at this year's Edinburgh Fringe when his one-liner was voted the funniest wisecrack of the festival.

It was supposed to be a fun comedy show. Turn up, sit down and have a few laughs. But at Steve-O's Bruce Mason Centre comedy set - it didn't take long for things to turn ugly.

Comedian Jaquie Brown's famous short hair is about to get shorter, when she shaves it next week to raise finds for the Cancer Society.

He's known for performing outrageous stunts as part of Jackass, but Steve-O takes his stand-up comedy seriously. He talks to Chris Schulz.