• Barry Divola

He is considered the greatest English comedian and storyteller of his generation, but hecklers at his gigs should watch out.

• James Hughes

Like voice itself, human laughter is endlessly, subtly, distinctive.

• Sarah Thomas

The actor, comedian, writer, director and producer is heading to Australia in June as part of his world stand-up tour

• Rachel Clun

"I'm like a lecturer at uni, except I'm cool, I swear, I show funny photos."

• Lenny Ann Low

Stand-up stars at the Sydney Comedy Festival give their pick of the bunch.

• Kylie Northover

How did a hardcore Irish nerd become a TV star and stand-up comedian?

• Cameron Woodhead

It's not quite as great as One Man, Two Guv'nors but is sure to tickle fans of British comedy nonetheless.

• Elissa Blake

The consummate Tupperware hostess brings her riotous party to Mardi Gras.

• Elissa Blake

Next time Australia enters the Eurovision Song Contest, we might do worse than to send Astrid and Otto Rot, aka brother-sister punk-pop duo Die Roten Punkte.

• Hannah Francis

Melbourne's premier LGBTI festival celebrates its 30th year with a bang.

• Elissa Blake

Comedian Celia Pacquola's nudity clause? "No nipples and no side boob!"

• Aja Styles

Saturday Night Live unsurprisingly concluded the year with a Christmas special featuring Alec Baldwin as his favourite blonde in office, only this time Vladimir Putin was included in the act.

• Ebony Bowden

Comedian Amy Schumer has cancelled her Australian stand-up tour just five days before she was due to perform in Perth.

• Lenny Ann Low

Sam Simmons and his fight against beige is our hottest comedy export.

• Lenny Ann Low

Dilruk Jayasinha left the heady heights of accountancy for sweaty live comedy.

• Lenny Ann Low

Nath Valvo tickles with spiky wit.

• Jane Cornwell

There are no hecklers in the audience anymore for one of the world's most loved comedians who is on his way to Sydney.

• Craig Platt

Bill Bailey is one of the few modern comedians who avoids vulgarity or going dark for shock value (though there's the occasional brief bit of black humour).

• Karl Quinn

The English stand-up comedian knows how it feels to be torn down by the tabloids, but it hasn't quite stopped him speaking his mind.

• Karl Quinn

The master of observational comedy will perform Down Under for the first time in almost 20 years next August. But don't expect any cracks at Melbourne's expense.

• Lenny Ann Low

Lawrence Mooney reflects on a year of living dangerously in his show Moonman.

• Ebony Bowden

Hundreds of Donald Trump fans have walked out of an Amy Schumer performance in Florida overnight after the comedian's show turned political.

• Lenny Ann Low

Randy the Purple Puppet's new solo show is an excursion into enlightenment via laughter.

• Lenny Ann Low

Sakdiyah Ma’ruf is an Indonesian stand-up comic challenging Islamic extremism