2013 Archives
Fri 24 May 2013
Rob Beckett joins Rizzle Kicks
24/05/2013 … Comedian Rob Beckett is set to co-host a new music show for Channel 4 – alongside Rizzle Kicks.
Izzard to host Montreal gala
...as other Brits named for Just For Laughs
24/05/2013 … Eddie Izzard is to host one of the prestigious gala shows at this year’s Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, it has been announced.
Thu 23 May 2013
BBC launches 2013 New Comedy Award
23/05/2013 … BBC Radio’s annual New Comedy Award is to be launched on Steve Wright’s Radio 2 show today.
A Puppet Named Desire
23/05/2013 … The main gimmick of A Puppet Named Desire is that a cute muppet who talks dirty – clearly he’s called Bloo because of the colour of his humour, as well as the…
'I can't watch female comedians'
Jerry Lewis revives his sexist attitudes
23/05/2013 … Jerry Lewis says he hates to watch women doing comedy because it ‘diminishes’ them.
Laughoff23
23/05/2013 … THE finalists for this year's Amused Moose LaughOff competition - to be held in Edinburgh on August 11 - have been announced as Alex Smith, Alistair Williams, Angus…