BBC radio comedy is 'too conservative'
...and that breeds similar comedians, says one stand-up
20/09/2013 … BBC radio comedy has been accused of being ‘stuck in the past’ and stifling the way comedians work.
2013 Archives
Fri 20 September 2013
A stoned Stephen Merchant smashed Sarah Silverman's window
20/09/2013 … • ‘I shouldn't be this famous, or rich, with the stuff I do.
© BBC/Comedy Unit Burnistoun duo shoot a new sitcom
Set in Glasgow community centre
20/09/2013 … Burnistoun creators Robert Florence and Iain Connell have shot a new sitcom pilot for the BBC.
Thu 19 September 2013
Judge told he must quit comedy
US ruling against part-time stand-up
19/09/2013 … A judge has been told he’ll have to stop doing stand-up if he wants to continue his legal career.
Our libel laws are a joke
Anthony Miller on how comics can fall foul of the litigious
19/09/2013 … After comedian Matt Price received legal threats over his Edinburgh show about an ill-fated tour of Turkey, I thought I’d share my own libel experiences.
Sidebottom statue to be unveiled
19/09/2013 … A DATE has been set for the unveiling of the Frank Sidebottom statue in his home town of Timperley next month.
© BBC/Idil Sukan Weak start for Father Figure
1.4m see Jason Byrne's new sitcom
19/09/2013 … Jason Byrne’s new sitcom made only a modest start in the ratings last night.