Book deal for Bridget Christie
09/07/2013 … Bridget Christie has signed a publishing deal to write ‘a funny book about feminism’.
2013 Archives
Tue 09 July 2013
Did Brass Eye go after the wrong targets?
Alan Varley re-views the paedophile special
09/07/2013 … This month marks the anniversary of what may be one of the most significant events in the history of British comedy – although the number of years that has passed…
BBC buys more Parks & Rec
09/07/2013 … BBC Four has signed a deal to run the third series of Parks And Recreation in Britain.
© BBC/Fremantle Productions TV review: Count Arthur Strong
Steve Bennett on last night's opening episode
09/07/2013 … Since the ratings success of old-fashioned sitcoms such as Mrs Brown’s Boys and Miranda, the BBC has looked backwards for inspiration as it searches for its next…
Mon 08 July 2013
Compere attacked at gong show
VIDEO: Contestant takes rejection badly...
08/07/2013 … Comedian Andrew Ryan has been attacked on stage by a gong show contestant who’d been booed off.
The elite have 'stitched up' comedy
But Stewart Lee is trying to challenge it
08/07/2013 … British comedy has undergone an elitist 'stitch-up', with poorer performers being ‘priced out’ of success, Stewart Lee has claimed.