It’s a London summer in full swing this week, with parades and festivals galore. Take advantage of all the great events on offer without spending any of your hard-earned holiday savings since most of the events in this week’s roundup are completely free. Plus, Tuesday bears the ridiculous forecast of a 28-degree day of full-sun, prompting us to make sure we had not accidentally set the weather location to Greece. That doesn't, however, mean......

Here's week three of our pick of the week's best Edinburgh Festival previews, where big name-acts charge small prices while they try out new ideas. Embrace London's comedy scene in June and July like you would embrace your dearest friend, or a delicious pineapple, and see as many shows as you can while the price is "right". You'll do well to start with these four: Tuesday 24th - Top Islington club Fat Tuesdays hosts......

Many comedy fans will already have experienced the pleasure of watching Pappy's Fun Club, the if.comedy nominated sketch troupe who are arguably the most exciting act working on the live comedy circuit. For the uninitiated, Pappy's are a four-piece band of boys whose silly, upbeat and joyous sketches leave audiences with a severe bout of happiness. They have a lovely, fresh take on the traditional live sketch format - by breaking down the fourth......

Throughout July, London's comedy scene will be packed with comedians trying out new material to take to the Edinburgh Festival in August. It's the perfect time to see big name comics in small venues, for even smaller prices. Here's a list of shows to see each night for the next six days, with a mix of established acts and up-and-coming sketch troupes. Thursday 5th - Simon Amstell will be at the Arts Theatre, near......

In our minds, we don't normally associate museums with bouts of laughter. That is, with the exception of school trips where we desperately tried to keep ourselves amused/awake/alive as some old and dull man in tweed tried to educate us something similarly old and dull. We were particularly pleased to hear what they're up to at the Museum of London. They've embarked on a hefty two-year gazillion-pound refurbishment of the place and to keep......

WHATEVER YOU ARE DOING, PLEASE LONDONERS, CAN YOU STOP BUYING THAT BLOODY 500 MILES SINGLE. As if "500 Miles" isn't a bad enough song to start with, it now has the son of the devil Matt Lucas whinging all over it. ARGH. If you actually want to buy something that will donate to Comic Relief, then instead we hope you point your buying finger at Shaggy Blog Stories. Long-term excellent blogger Troubled Diva decided......

Billie Piper is all set to slip into Belle de Jour's gusset! Here's the scoop direct from the diary of a London call girl: Finally - it's official - Billie's on board, and you can expect to see Belle the series on ITV2 this autumn. I couldn't be more excited, and I know the writers and actors and everyone else will do a great job. Hurrah! Hurrah! indeed. Now all the people who have......

It's been a few months since we delved into the world of comedy when back in the summer we spoke to Richard Herring and comedy troupe The Cowards. This time round we've been talking to comedy writer, performer and former blogger James Bachman. We first came across James in Edinburgh in 2003 and have marvelled at his now nearly constant popping up-ness in some of the best new television comedies including his regular role......

We'd like to start writing more about comedy here at Londonist. We have (arguably) the best comedy circuit in the world yet it has gone thusfar unwritten about by us at Londonist HQ. But fear not, we have changed our ways. We kick off with an interview with comedian, Richard Herring and a comedy recommendation for the week. Richard Herring is probably best known for his television work with Stewart Lee, 'Fist of Fun'......