2011 Archives
Sat 15 January 2011
Hill and Hart lead Comedy Award nods
British Comedy Award nominees named
15/01/2011 … The nominees for the British Comedy Awards have been unveiled, with Harry Hill and Miranda Hart leading the shortlist, with four nods apiece.
Tramadol Nights is 'worst TV comedy'
Viewers' 'accolade' for Frankie Boyle
15/01/2011 … Frankie Boyle’s Tramadol Nights has been named the worst comedy of last year.
Fri 14 January 2011
Hundreds complain over Daily Show axe
14/01/2011 … Hundreds of viewers have complained to Channel 4 about its decision to axe most editions of the Daily Show from More 4.
Mind your language...
Katy Shaw on the linguistics of comedy
14/01/2011 … EB White said something to the tune of: ‘Analysing comedy is like dissecting a frog.
league14
14/01/2011 … SKY ONE's comedy sports quiz A League Of Their Own, hosted by James Corden, is to be extended to hour-long episodes for its third series.
10,000 vote in Chortle Awards
14/01/2011 … More than 10,000 people have voted in this year’s Chortle Awards – with two days still to go.
'I saw Pudsey the Bear get into a fight...'
14/01/2011 … Miranda Hart says female comedians are judged on their looks and their weight in a way male comics are not.