• Jeremy Roebuck

Bill Cosby joked about his blindness, scatted along with a jazz band, and even played the drums Monday in his first public performance since abuse allegations from dozens of women put his career on hold two years ago.

• Rob Moran

Mo'Nique has called on her fans to boycott Netflix, accusing the streaming service of "colour bias" and "gender bias" in the wake of a pay feud.

• Charles Purcell

Irish comedian and performer Brendan O'Carroll had no idea how successful Mrs Brown's Boys would be when it began in 1992. Yet the thousands who later queued to see O'Carroll as Irish widow Agnes Brown on stage knew they were watching something special.

• Jane Rocca

The twin doctors bring a world exclusive adults-only version of their popular kids' infotainment show to Melbourne.

• Stephen A. Russell

Panti Bliss is all about activism, complete with high heels and glitter.

• Broede Carmody

He's one of the most divisive figures in pop music. And in the early hours of Monday morning, a Melbourne comedian went viral for once again poking a stick at one of the world's richest drummers.

• Louise Rugendyke

Phoebe Waller-Bridge loves pain. Not physical pain, just the twisting, gut-punch emotional suffering most people try desperately to avoid.

• Charles Purcell

Jimmy Carr really believes in the power of laughter. To the British comedian, mirth is one of the building blocks of human society itself.

• Stephen A. Russell

When Irish drag star and "accidental activist" Rory O'Neill took to the stage of Dublin's Abbey Theatre in alter ego Panti Bliss's big blonde wig, silver high heels and figure-hugging purple dress, he had no idea his speech would explode worldwide.

• Richard Jinman

The comedian, writer and long-distance swimmer has become a publishing phenomenon.

• Karl Quinn

He's been doing it so long he's almost convinced himself it's normal, but Anthony Lehmann knows the key to surviving breakfast radio is all in the mind.

This time he won't be bringing his mates Dame Edna, Sir Les Paterson or Sandy Stone.

• Konrad Marshall

Why one of Australia's biggest comedy acts is reuniting a decade after calling it quits.

• Joe Otterson

A New York Times expose details allegations that he repeatedly asked women he encountered in work-related environments to watch him masturbate.

• Sarah Thomas

Ronny Chieng was born in Malaysia, raised in the US and Singapore and studied law in Melbourne, where his comedy career kicked off after he won a campus stand-up competition.

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"I've got no agent, I've got no publicist."

• Michael Ruffles

Of course, it's Trump who is the primary target of Griffin's acerbic, vulgar brand of shock comedy.

• Rob Moran

Jerry Seinfeld says he still considers Bill Cosby to be "the biggest comedian of all time", despite the sexual assault allegations leveled at the former TV star.

• Michael Idato

She has been investigated by the Secret Service and spurned by Hollywood but, on the eve of an Australian tour, Kathy Griffin says having two siblings diagnosed with cancer puts everything in perspective.

An Australian comedian has been named joint winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, a first for the city's Fringe festival in its 70-year history.

• Elisabeth O'Leary

A comedian who quipped about Britain's new pound coin at the Edinburgh arts festival has won Best Joke of the Fringe 2017.

• Joanne Brookfield

Performers give their all in a festival that can change their lives.

• Ron Cerabona

In Tom Gleeson's new show he promises to tell you when he's been lying.

• Michael Lallo

About 140,000 Australians will see the legendary comic perform – while many more miss out.