Jon Stewart will take a break from The Daily Show in June to direct and produce a film on Iran.

Steve Martin, 67, became a father for the first time in December but kept the news secret from media.

A film critic is facing backlash after he called actress Melissa McCarthy "tractor-sized" and a "female hippo" in a review.

Alan Davies, of QI fame, gets giggles with his off-the-cuff comedy moments.

Comedy team Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele knew they were doing something right when US President Barack Obama declared on national television he was a fan.

Not a multimillion-dollar budget and a panel of superstar judges from across the upper stratosphere of pop music, paid millions apiece just to appear.

Jennifer Lawrence is taking her parents to the Golden Globes after breaking up with her boyfriend.

Angus T Jones will return to Two and a Half Men, after the show's creator admitted he "couldn't disagree" with the actor.

South Korean rapper Psy unsurprisingly gained the number one spot on YouTube's roundup of its top 10 viral hits of 2012.

Comedian Jo Brand tells Scott Kara how she developed her dark take on the world.

Rhys Darby took time out from his tour around New Zealand with TV adventurer Bear Grylls to answer nzherald.co.nz reader questions this morning.

Australian comedian Heath Franklin - aka Chopper - regularly crosses the Tasman to appear on the TV show 7 Days.

More than 30 Russell Brand fans have been forced to forfeit their purchases or pay full price after accidentally being sold $13 tickets for the comedian's Auckland show.

Last week I took a troupe of our greatest comics over to Sydney and we performed in the first offshore New Zealand Comedy Gala, writes Rhys Darby.

He's the taller, quieter half of Britain's most successful comedy partnership of the past decade but now Stephen Merchant is heading here on his lonesome.

Modern Family star Eric Stonestreet has weighed in on rumours he's dating actress Charlize Theron, and a rep says he's only met the star twice.

He stepped down from stand-up for 10 years and headed to television land but now former Jonathan Creek star Alan Davies is heading back to the live stage - and this time it's personal, he tells Greg Dixon.