Comic Tim Vine was crowned king of the one-liners today after one of his gags was named the best joke of the Edinburgh Fringe.

People are packing into one of the country’s biggest comedy festivals this weekend to escape the misery of the seemingly endless summer rain.

More than 30,000 people are expected to flock to Kilkenny to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Ireland’s main comedy festival over the coming bank holiday weekend.

Ten of Ireland's top comedians launched the Murphy’s Cat Laughs Comedy Festival today.