Guardian Music — As this column celebrates its fifth birthday, we'd like you to suggest songs with commemorative themesLook at this. It's the first ever Readers Recommend blog, posted five years ago on 1 September 2005. The theme was change. Almost everyone posted un... more info

Popdose — In 2007, two years before Fox’s Glee was credited for reviving the musical comedy, HBO was setting trends (again) by airing Flight of the Conchords, a musical comedy starring New Zealand comedians and musicians Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, ak... more info

Guardian Music — Stand-up's outburst over Japanese band's inclusion in Foster's Edinburgh Comedy awards poll puts them on course to winIf you had to guess who the great British public would vote the best comedy act of the past 30 years, the safe money would be on som... more info

Guardian Music — The world's mightiest arts festival is imminent. Our critics pick the must-see Edinburgh showsComedyDoc Brown Zadie Smith's little brother was a big noise in UK hip-hop until comedy came calling. Now the artist formerly known as Ben Smith twins rap a... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Comedienne Kristen Schaal, best known for playing superfan Mel on HBO's Flight of the Conchords, showed a British comedy pilot she created with fellow comedian Kurt Braunohler to a full house at a bar/art space in Brooklyn last night. ... More Post... more info

Guardian Music — (Masterswan)Unfairly or not, it has always felt like comedy, not music, has been the focus for New York-based duo, We Are Scientists. Known for their witty and self-referential interviews, Keith Murray and Chris Cain could easily pass as a more louch... more info

Guardian Music — Richard Ashcroft's new album has a tracklist that's funnier than anything pop satirists could come up with. But which other running orders out-spoof the spoofs? Ten years ago, my colleague on the soon-to-be-defunct Select magazine, Steve Lowe, had a ... more info

MTV.com News — 2010 MTV Movie Awards host's movie roles include comedic performances in 'I Love You, Man' and 'Funny People.'By Larry Carroll Aziz Ansari Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic He's been a Human Giant, stolen scenes from folks like Seth Rogen and ... more info

DrownedInSound — Wembley is without a doubt an intimidating place, and it takes a lot for a band to hold it in the palm of their hand. Bigger acts than Flight of the Conchords have come here and done worse - even so, the New Zealand twosome don't make this the triump... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Their HBO series propelled Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie to fame. The comedy team has been playing to sold-out venues in Europe and has a concert coming up at the Hollywood Bowl. Murray would be proud – not to mention their fan. ... more info