Byrne's gags spark complaints
10/02/2009 … Jokes by stand-up Jason Byrne about the physical appearance of Irish leader Brian Cowen almost landed broadcaster RTE in hot water.
2009 Archives
Tue 10 February 2009
Goodbye, Geoffrey
Stars pay tribute to producer Perkins
10/02/2009 … Comedy stars including Catherine Tate, Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse, and Ardal O'Hanlon have performed at a memorial service paying tribute to much-loved producer…
Mon 09 February 2009
Celebs turn to stand-up
Charity gig for Lynne Franks, Janet Ellis and Jeni Murray
09/02/2009 … Radio 4 presenter Jeni Barnett, former Blue Peter star Janet Ellis and PR guru Lynne Franks are to perform stand-up for a charity gig.
Jackie Mason: The Ultimate Jew
09/02/2009 … Purportedly his last ever Broadway show, The Ultimate Jew has Jackie Mason deliver the exact-same shtick that has sustained him thoughout his 50-year career: the…
Free Herring!
09/02/2009 … Richard Herring is about to embark on a 39-date tour of his acclaimed show The Headmaster’s Son – and we have ten pairs of tickets to be won.
© HBO Carlin wins posthumous Emmy
Fifth statuette for rebel comic
09/02/2009 … George Carlin won a posthumous Grammy Award last night for his last album, It's Bad For Ya.
whisky09
09/02/2009 … A MUSICAL version of the classic comedy film Whisky Galore! is to be performed at Scotland's Pitlochry Festival Theatre this summer – with hopes for an eventual…