BNP can't take a joke
Far-right party complain about Jo Brand
31/01/2009 … Members of the far-right BNP have complained to police about a joke Jo Brand cracked on Live At The Apollo.
2009 Archives
Sat 31 January 2009
Fri 30 January 2009
Kumars creator dies
30/01/2009 … Goodness Gracious Me writer Sharat Sardana has died at the age of 40.
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30/01/2009 … LONDON's Soho Revue Bar closed its doors for the last time on Thursday night, after 10 months in administration.
Advice for new stand-ups
Competition entrant Peter Merrett shares his experiences
30/01/2009 … I wrote the following advice for a friend due to do his first stand-up gig at the Laughing Horse new act competition, which I entered two years ago:If you don't…
Extra student dates added
30/01/2009 … Chortle has added three more heats to this year’s Student Comedy Award.
Rogue agent fined
Hemming held on to comics' cash
30/01/2009 … A rogue agent has been fined more than £2,000 for failing to pay acts for their performances.
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30/01/2009 … JOHN OLIVER is to host the Writers Guild of America's awards in New York on February 7.
'I'd look weird with a foot-long knob'
30/01/2009 … ‘I have no talent apart from telling jokes.