2012 Archives
Wed 02 May 2012
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02/05/2012 … FRESH MEAT has won the South Bank Sky Arts comedy award over fellow nominees Twenty Twelve and Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle.
Paul Merton's Out Of My Head
02/05/2012 … It’s billed as Paul Merton’s first stand-up show this century, and a look at the mental health issues that led to a well-publicised six-week stay at the Maudsley…
Tue 01 May 2012
Sky to revive spoof chat show
01/05/2012 … The Kumars at No 42 is set to make a comeback – but in a downsized version.
Comedy Store makes £700,000 profit
...and pays comics £2.9million
01/05/2012 … The Comedy Store made £726,000 in pre-tax profit last year, according to its annual report.
Meera Syal’s Asian Comedy Night
BBC Asian Network recording, reviewed by Steve Bennett
01/05/2012 … In one of their sketches, comedy duo Asians Provocateurs struggle to list high-profile Asian women: ‘Baroness Warsi, Meera Syal and, erm, Meera Syal?’ It would…