The man stole the idea from the other man
17/05/2013 … Ricky Gervais name-drops in a new interview with GQ, revealing his attitude to ‘jumping the shark’: ‘Christopher Guest said to me—we were talking about comedians…
2013 Archives
Fri 17 May 2013
Peep Show writers turned down Conchords job
Sam Bain also reveals Fresh Meat news
17/05/2013 … Peep Show creators Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong were lined up to write Flight of the Conchords' US sitcom but had to pull out when their Channel 4 show was recommissioned.
Keith Lemon goes Through The Keyhole
17/05/2013 … Keith Lemon is to snoop around celebrity houses in a revival of Through The Keyhole.
Alternative comedy figure dies
Plans for theatre in Adrian Bunting's memory
17/05/2013 … Friends of a former leading light of Brighton’s alternative comedy scene have vowed to make his dying wish come true, and build an outdoor theatre in the city.
Thu 16 May 2013
Hi-de-Hi!'s Paul Shane dies
Ted Bovis, the ultimate club comic
16/05/2013 … Paul Shane, who epitomised the holiday-camp comic as Hi-de-Hi!’s Ted Bovis, has died at the age of 72.
Can you make money from podcasts?
Richard Herring to start charging for videos
16/05/2013 … Richard Herring is to start charging for video versions of his hit podcasts – in the hope of being able to fund ‘TV-quality’ stand-up shows that he can release…