Comics up for Writers' Guild awards
Amstell, Jones, Jupp and more...
15/09/2012 … Simon Amstell, Milton Jones and Miles Jupp are among the nominees for this year's Writers’ Guild Awards.
2012 Archives
Sat 15 September 2012
Jim Gaffigan sells sitcom idea
Comic set to star in CBS pilot
15/09/2012 … American stand-up Jim Gaffigan is to make a sitcom loosely based on his life.
Fri 14 September 2012
What I learned at school
Michael Connell on performing comedy to teenage pupils
14/09/2012 … You think you’ve had tough gigs? Ever performed for the Hells Angels? Told jokes between the strippers at an Army party? Been the entertainment at a gangster’s…
Where's our funny money?
Promoter owes comics thousands
14/09/2012 … Comedians and agents have been left thousands of pounds out of pocket after a promoter failed to pass over the box office takings.
A creche course in swearing
14/09/2012 … ‘I enjoy mayhem, but I can’t organise that sober, because my brain starts thinking about health and safety.
Heavy-handed tweetment?
Police pay comic a visit after Twitter joke
14/09/2012 … An Australian comedian has received a visit from police for insulting a senior politician on Twitter.