Oswalt shames jokes thief
30/04/2010 … Patton Oswalt has named and shamed a fellow stand-up for stealing ‘huge chunks’ of his act.
2010 Archives
Fri 30 April 2010
Anchorman sequel dead
Studio puts the kibosh on comedy follow-up
30/04/2010 … Plans for a sequel to cult comedy blockbuster Anchorman have been permanently shelved – after the Paramount studio turned down the idea.
© BBC Inspired by Python...
Philosophers' football match becomes a reality
30/04/2010 … The Monty Python sketch in which philosophers clashed on the football field has inspired a real-life soccer match.
Frankie Boyle: BBC are cowards
30/04/2010 … Frankie Boyle has lashed out at the BBC, branding them ‘cowardly’ and ‘cravenly afraid of giving offence’ after censuring one of his jokes.
My advice to open-mic comics: Just quit
30/04/2010 … Attention all open-mic stand-ups: You're probably not funny.
© Optimum Releasing / Film 4 Chris Morris on Four Lions
'Anyone who wanted to change the ending got very short shrift...'
30/04/2010 … How did the film come about? I was reading about a plot to ram a US warship.