'An Idiot Abroad' featuring Karl Pilkington, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant is perfect for travel show-loving 'Office' fans.

Ricky Gervais plans to target "the weak and the feeble" at the Golden Globe awards.

NZ comedy had a cracker year with Boy a box office hit, 7 Days wooing critics and audiences alike and record attendance at live Comedy Festival shows. Are we finally getting funny?

Compulsory cringe binge Parks and Recreation's Amy Poehler shows no mercy in her painfully revealing portrayal of a babbling small-time bureaucrat. By Deborah Hill Cone.

Auckland stand-up comedian Ben Hurley gives insight into his reading preferences.

With a new DVD out, Peter Rowley talks to Scott Kara about being Billy T. James's right-hand man.

March brings strong theatre line-up and musicians and acts from around the globe. Check out the top acts.

Bill Clinton is to appear in a comedy film about the debauched antics of a group of friends in Thailand, according to reports.

Comedian and actor Robin Williams is to donate the profits from his show in Christchurch to rebuilding the earthquake-hit city.

Comedian Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity in Washington attracted over 200,000 people.

Kiwi stand-up comedy series A Night At The Classic is appointment viewing, says Deborah Hill Cone.

Comedian Sarah Silverman has never been afraid of causing offence with her foul-mouthed stand-up routines. Now her frank autobiography has won plaudits from the most unlikely quarters, reports Paul Harris.

Kiwi Flight of the Conchords duo Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement have cemented their star status with an appearance on The Simpsons.

Liberal news satirist Jon Stewart is planning a "Rally to Restore Sanity" in Washington next month.

Watch the Irish rowing pair give and honest and hilarious interview after their sliver winning performance.

After decades and decades and billions and billions of dollars it turns out about a million New Zealanders don't have the numeracy and literacy skills to make a living or make a go of life.