2014 Archives
Fri 14 November 2014
Black men's willies: A moral conundrum
Copper-turned-comic Alfie Moore on racism
14/11/2014 … I've just read the Chortle news story in response to a PR company's response towards a reviewer's response of watching Jim Davidson's latest tour show No Further…
Are the snobs dividing comedy?
New academic research published
14/11/2014 … Comedy is sharply divided between acts that please the cultural elite and those who appeal to more popular tastes.
© HBO John Oliver returns to the Daily Show
14/11/2014 … John Oliver returned to the host’s chair on the Daily Show last night – to help Jon Stewart plug his new movie.
Rik Mayall's memorial bench unveiled
Put your Bottom where his was...
14/11/2014 … A memorial bench to Rik Mayall is to be unveiled today – on the same spot he was seen in the opening credits to Bottom.
Eddie Izzard signs book deal
14/11/2014 … Eddie Izzard has signed a deal to write his memoirs.
Thu 13 November 2014
John Cleese named top comedy icon
And what good timing, just as a Python series starts...
13/11/2014 … John Cleese has been hailed as the most influential British comedy icon of all time, according to a new survey.