Peep Show chief's advice to writers
30/11/2009 … The executive producer of Peep Show has delivered a blow to would-be comedy writers by revealing that his company has NEVER made a sitcom from an unsolicited script,…
DVD outsells all other comedians
30/11/2009 … Michael McIntyre’s DVD has slipped down to No 5 in the charts – but remains Britain’s bestselling stand-up title.
30/11/2009 … If laughter is the best medicine, the first half of Dave Spikey’s show should probably be classed as a sedative.
29/11/2009 … THE fan – and hate – mail the late US comic Andy Kaufman received for his wrestling bouts with women have been compiled into a book, Dear Andy Kaufman, I Hate…
Become more challenging, comics told
29/11/2009 … Stand-up is in danger of becoming a dead art form because comedians are afraid of taking risks, one of the founding fathers of alternative comedy has warned.
Danny Robins on the comedy venue in a disused office block
29/11/2009 … I’m about to do a show in a very unusual venue.
29/11/2009 … QI is to be shown in New Zealand from 2010, after the BBC sold the rights to free-to-air channel Prime.
Why Johnny turned down dance show
29/11/2009 … Johnny Vegas was asked to appear in Strictly Come Dancing this year – but he feared the punishing rehearsal regime would be too much.
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