• Annabel Ross

Three Australians are among the nominees for the distinguished Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

• Cameron Atfield

Daily Show host shines light on race issues.

• Sarah Thomas

British comic and TV host Alan Carr is bringing his Yap, Yap, Yap show to Australia.

• Andrew Taylor

Is comedian Trevor Noah too polite for late-night TV?

• Ebony Bowden

Family Guy is weighing in on the anti-vaccination movement and has enlisted the help of Oscar-winning actor and activist, Sean Penn.

• Sarah Thomas

John Cleese has launched his own YouTube channel – and it's as reliably bonkers as one might hope it would be.

• Jay Richardson

With his blunt, outspoken stage persona, Wayne Deakin is "a front foot comedian". And at 6 foot 2, few people's idea of a rape victim.

• Sarah Thomas

As Billy Crystal departed the US for his Australian tour just days ago, Hillary Clinton appears to be nudging ahead in the polls.

• Lenny Ann Low

Aunty Donna, a group of mostly hairy, funny men, do stupid, smart and clever comedy

• Elissa Blake

​What to do when every time you open your mouth, you offend someone? What way forward is there for a stand-up comic whose act is a showcase of everything you don't ever want to see in comedy again?

• Stephanie Bunbury

Nick Cody is about as Australian as a hard-earned thirst, this audience has only a sprinkling of expat among the Londoners. And they were all loving him.

• Garry Maddox

The South African comic who calls Donald Trump "an overcooked sweet potato" will perform at the Sydney Opera House.

• Lenny Ann Low

Hannah Gadsby and Taylor Swift collaborate on a comedy pop-tacular

• Sally Pryor

He was a fixture on breakfast radio and evening television throughout the late '90s. But whatever happened to the Sandman?

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• Lenny Ann Low

We rate ten of President Obama's best jokes at his final White House Correspondents' Dinner.

• Linda Morris

Waleed Aly operates as The Project's political conscience but he became Dame Edna's fall guy when the comedian visited the panel Thursday night and virtually took over.

• Elissa Blake

​Chemistry is everything in a three-man comedy act. Meddle with it at your peril. But what happens when you change the hormone balance?

• Peter Munro

White's life offers plenty of excuses to despair but he never strays into self pity, which is no mean feat.

• Peter Munro

An Evening With Mr Paul Foot descends into utter nonsense, as he babbles on stage and up close with the audience in pure, glorious gobbledygook.

• Andrew Taylor

Korean comedy troupe the Ongals transcend language barriers with their brand of physical humour.

• John Bailey

Some of the most fascinating acts at the recent Melbourne International Comedy Festival offered glimpses into cultures where stand-up is still in its infancy, from Malaysia's Kuah Jenhan to Russia's Igor Meerson to the founder of the form in Pakistan (and new Melbourne resident) Sami Shah.

• Craig Platt

Comedian Zoe Coombs Marr has won the 2016 Melbourne Comedy Festival Barry Award.

• Jil Hogan

Tales of feeling like a 'fake Asian' and the difficulties of learning to speak Chinese have earned Lauren Duong the title of funniest teen comedy act in the country.

• Michael Lallo

Coombs Marr and Nicholson each has a same-sex partner, but Australian law forbids them from marrying the person they love. So instead they married each other.