C4 cooks up more Toast
Series order for Matt Berry comedy
10/05/2013 … Channel 4 has picked up Matt Berry’s Toast Of London for a full series.
2013 Archives
Fri 10 May 2013
Learn guitar with David Brent
10/05/2013 … Ricky Gervais has revealed details of his new David Brent YouTube project.
Andy Kaufman to release his first album
10/05/2013 … Andy Kaufman is to release his first comedy album – almost 30 years after his death.
Parks & Rec renewed
But Rhys Darby show dropped in flurry of US commissioning news
10/05/2013 … NBC has given the green light to a sixth season of Parks and Recreation, in a busy day for US commissions – and cancellations.
Thu 09 May 2013
YouTube's pay-to-view stand-up
Laugh Factory's new subscription channel
09/05/2013 … Hollywood comedy club The Laugh Factory has become one of the first companies to start charging to watch YouTube videos.
Baddiel and Burnham head to the Fringe
Hundreds more shows go on sale
09/05/2013 … David Baddiel is returning to the Edinburgh Fringe for his first full solo show for 15 years – as Bo Burnham also makes a festival comeback.
Let's ditch 'ironic' hatred and get creative
Just mimicking prejudice isn't enough, says Karen White
09/05/2013 … A thundering sphere of punch-drunk sound slams into my ears like a slow-motion bullet, expanding to encase me inside a fragile membrane of applause.