News from the Antipodes
Melbourne, Perth and NZ comedy festivals
21/05/2013 … The Melbourne comedy festival has announced a record-breaking year, taking more than £8.
2013 Archives
Tue 21 May 2013
Police snare Peter Kay's 'bogus brother'
21/05/2013 … Police have tracked down a man who allegedly posed as the Peter Kay’s brother to con pub landlords.
Sitcom shelved over US tornados
Mike & Molly series finale on hold
21/05/2013 … The series finale of US sitcom Mike & Molly has been shelved because of parallels with the Oklahoma tornados.
Mon 20 May 2013
How to get ahead in comedy
John Lloyd and others to share tips at Chortle conference
20/05/2013 … Chortle is to stage another conference for new and up-and-comings comics to get the lowdown on all aspects of the industry.
mock20
20/05/2013 … MOCK THE WEEK is to be shot in HD for the first time, when its six-part 12th series returns later this year.
Crimes Against Humanities Teachers
20/05/2013 … Alone in a school staff room, a teacher frets so much about what he’ll say in his impeding farewell speech that he conjures up the ghost of Kenneth Williams to…