How on earth did Jeremy Elwood end up being a comedian? There is no use asking him, he doesn't really seem to know.

Nick Grant finds out the secrets of a new local show.

A new crop of sitcoms has Nick Grant pulling up the couch.

Five new series begin this week; not all are good.

Scottish comedian Billy Connolly will tour New Zealand this year, bringing his "High Horse Tour" to 12 cities and towns in April and May.

Ben Stiller says a script for Zoolander 2 exists, but he's trying to "figure out" how to get the movie sequel off the ground.

Coarse, confronting and occasionally profound Auckland-based comedy series just what we've been missing.

Hey kids, get ready to shout 'Look behind you!' when the Christmas panto season starts, says Dionne Christian.

Party on, dudes? Bill & Ted fans, Keanu Reeves says he is game for another excellent adventure.

The words stand-up comedian and sold-out stadium hardly ever appear in that same sentence in this country, but comedy mega-star Michael McIntyre regularly fills Britain's largest venues and he had no trouble packing out the Vector Arena.

Play embraces the digital age, writes Barney McDonald.

Amy Poehler says she wants to host the Golden Globes "Lord of the Rings-style".

Yep, there's something about Harry. Our 30-something mum and media maven Jaquie Brown admits a secret crush on boy band One Direction.

Billy Connolly has revealed he has been cleared of prostate cancer and will go ahead with a tour of New Zealand next year.

British comedian Russell Brand has been kicked out of the GQ Awards afterparty after cracking jokes about Nazis.

Both supporters and critics of Dave Chappelle flooded social media sites with comments after he was heckled at a show in Connecticut and refused to perform his set.

Kiwi comedian's final blog from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

A comedian and poet who recently gave up his job selling paintbrushes to perform full-time has come up with the official funniest joke of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Live television, comedy and doing good come together next Friday night on TV3.

Kiwi comedian Brendon Green has arrived for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival - and his group FanFiction Comedy already has his first five star review.

When he was growing up, Michael Winslow didn't have many close friends - but he sure had some famous ones.

Comedian Brendon Green is heading to Edinburgh Fringe Festival in the hope the British think Kiwis are funny.

Nick Grant catches up with Michael Winslow ahead of his New Zealand shows.