Kevin Bridges plans his own sitcom
Comic fancies a break from touring
24/11/2015 … Kevin Bridges is planning a ‘wee break’ from stand-up so he can write a sitcom.
2015 Archives
Tue 24 November 2015
Probe into Jimmy Carr's 'dwarf' joke
24/11/2015 … Broadcast watchdogs have launched an investigation after Jimmy Carr cracked a pun about dwarves on The One Show.
Mon 23 November 2015
BBC picks up Ben Elton's Shakespeare comedy
David Mitchell plays the Bard in Upstart Crow
23/11/2015 … The BBC has commissioned Ben Elton’s Shakespeare sitcom Upstart Crow, starring David Mitchell as the Bard, for a full series.
Bridget Christie: A Book For Her
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Leicester Square Theatre, London
23/11/2015 … No one has done as much to bring feminism to the forefront of comedy than Bridget Christie, so it’s no surprise that she’s not tinkering too much with the winning…
© Creative Commons / Steve Bowbrick Racists attack Scottish comedy star
Omar Raza says Paris attacks fuelled hatred
23/11/2015 … Comedy actor Omar Raza has been attacked by racist thugs near his Glasgow home.
Unilad stole my Vine!
Comedians frustration as gag goes viral
23/11/2015 … A comedian has reacted angrily after the Unilad website stole his Vine mocking Donald Trump.
Charlier Brooker's Wipe to return
23/11/2015 … Charlie Brooker is to make his usual scathing review of the year for BBC Two, it has been confirmed.