I've had a long and happy association with The Edinburgh Samba School and recommend them unreservedly as the most kicking, entertaining samba outfit you're likely to find anywhere in the UK.

Dean and Nigel like to "blend in" and have a lot of very funny photos on their site illustrating their predeliction.

Chortle is a great site to pick up loads of tips about stand-up comedy and also observe the entertaining spectacle of comedians aggressively tearing lumps out of each other in the Forum section.

Richard Herring is a favourite comedian of mine and his blog "Warming Up" regularly prompts me to snort with laughter and spray coffee all over my PC screen.