Ben Elton's 'spastic' gaffe
But charity Scope forgives him...
10/05/2012 … Ben Elton has been accused of committing an ‘awful, embarrassing’ gaffe after using the word ‘spastic’ on live TV.
2012 Archives
Thu 10 May 2012
Why is the Fringe censoring free-thinking artists?
Mark Little on the increasing conservatism in comedy
10/05/2012 … Who is squeezing the 'political' life out of the Fringe? Since 1979 I have been performing my solo spoken-word comedy.
© Working Title The World's End, coming in 2013
Completing Pegg/Frost/Wright trilogy
10/05/2012 … Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are to start work on their new comedy movie in September.
Female comics on the couch...
In new Sky Arts historical comedy
10/05/2012 … Top female comedians including Catherine Tate, Sharon Horgan and Katy Brand are to play a series of historical characters in a new one-off comedy.
Seinfeld and Gervais, together again?
New car series in the pipeline
10/05/2012 … Ricky Gervais is teaming up with new pal Jerry Seinfeld for a new TV series about cars.
Wocka! Wocka!
Montreal fest reveals its line-up – including The Muppets
10/05/2012 … Montreal’s Just For Laughs comedy festival has unveiled its 2012 line-up – with The Muppets hosting two prestigious gala shows.
Titter ye may...
Unseen Frankie Howerd footage to be aired
10/05/2012 … Previously unseen footage of Frankie Howerd is to be aired in a new Channel 4 documentary.