Duchess of Dudley Lizzie Wiggins says she is now “back in harness” after taking time out from the stage to care for her husband after he was taken seriously ill.

Birmingham’s Glee Club has once again been named best Midlands comedy venue at the prestigious national Chortle Awards.

Broken Britain may be staring into the bottom of an empty pint glass, but don’t lose hope – Al Murray The Pub Landlord is back to fill it up again, with a brand new show of epic proportions which calls in at Wolverhampton Civic Hall in October.

Big Yin or Big Yawn. This was the burning question for the sold-out Symphony Hall audience after reports Billy Connolly had previously stormed off stage following heckles about ‘recycled material‘ on this tour.

Comedian Dave Spikey is a best-selling author who co-wrote and starred in Pheonix Nights with Peter Kay. He also presented the revamped Bullseye TV show.

Due to phenomenal public demand, Tom Stade, one of the comedy circuit’s fastest rising stars is set to return to Birmingham in May.

Comedy fun is all wrapped up at Birmingham’s Glee Club this week as a host of stars are stopping off.

Welsh icon Max Boyce ditched his career as a coal miner to become a comedian and singer in the 70s. He has sold more than two million albums and plays Birmingham Town Hall on Saturday night.

Prolific stand-up comedian Richard Herring was back in town with his latest touring show – What Is Love Anyway? – in which he attempts to help us realise why we fall in love.

Police Academy ‘motor mouth’ Michael Winslow, ‘the man of 10,000 voices’, is on tour in the UK for the first time following his total sell out at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2011, including a visit to Wolverhampton’s Wulfrun Hall.

Comedian Stewart Lee is bringing his Carpet Remnant World show to Wolverhampton Civic Hall in May.

Acid rain, global warming, bird flu, mad cow disease . . .  just a few of the things Lee Hurst ponders as he brings his latest stand-up comedy tour to Wolverhampton.