This dragon's on fire...
Piff wins slot on Secret Policeman's Ball
29/02/2012 … Piff the Magic Dragon is about to get his 15 seconds of fame after winning a competition to appear at the Secret Policeman’s Ball in New York on Sunday.
2012 Archives
Wed 29 February 2012
Why don't comedies win Oscars?
Chris Hallam says the genre needs more respect
29/02/2012 … Why don’t comedy films win more Oscars?This may seem like a strange time to be asking this question.
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29/02/2012 … SEBASTIAN BLOOMFIELD, who is studying film and TV production at York St John, won the Leeds heat of the Chortle Student Comedy Award on Tuesday night, performing…
Comédie, Egalité, Sororité
Marcel Lucont offers a personal, Gallic perspective on the sexism in comedy debate
29/02/2012 … While the debate rages once again about women in comedy, with reference to the Chortle and Funny Women awards, it seems to have almost gone unnoticed that I, a French…
Adam Hills joins the Paralympics
29/02/2012 … Adam Hills has joined Channel 4's commentary team for the Paralympics.
Ray Presto dies at 74
Stalwart of the London open mic scene
29/02/2012 … Ray Presto, a distinctive stalwart of the London open mic circuit, has died at the age of of 74.
Tue 28 February 2012
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28/02/2012 … TIM MINCHIN’s musical version of Matilda is to open in New York at the start of 2013, the Royal Shakespeare Company has revealed – although no further details…