2017 Archives
Tue 24 January 2017
SNL writer suspended over Barron Trump joke
'Insensitive' tweet about 10-year-old
24/01/2017 … Saturday Night Live has suspended writer Katie Rich ‘indefinitely’ after tweeting a joke about Donald Trump’s 10-year-old son.
© BBC/Two Brothers Pictures Fleabag wins again
24/01/2017 … Phoebe Waller-Bridge has grabbed another award for her mantlepiece, after Fleabag was honoured again last night.
Mon 23 January 2017
...And This Is My Friend Mr Laurel
Theatre review by Steve Bennett at the Slapstick Festival, Bristol
23/01/2017 … Jeffrey Holland is still best known to millions as Hi-Di-Hi’s earnest holiday camp comedian Spike Dixon – but it doesn’t take more than a few moments on…
Comedians to talk to the dead
23/01/2017 … COMEDIANS Ed Night, Rosie Holt, Lulu Popplewell, Pierre Novellie, Mr Spooky and Maddie Campion are to live-stream a seance on social media.
© UKTV Red Dwarf named comedy of the year
Double success in British Comedy Guide accolades
23/01/2017 … Red Dwarf has been named comedy of the year in a poll conducted by the British Comedy Guide.
© BBC Au revoir, Rene
23/01/2017 … Gorden Kaye, the actor who will be forever known as Allo Allo’s hapless cafe owner Rene Artois has died at the age of 75.
'Literally mind-blowing'
Alice Lowe chooses her horror favourites
23/01/2017 … Comedian and actor Alice Lowe, who has gone from Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace to the bleak comedy-horror movie Prevenge has curated a collection of her favourite…