Norby West dies
Britain's oldest alternative stand-up was 80
02/11/2009 … Norby West, the stand-up billed as the oldest alternative comedian on the circuit, has died of pneumonia at the age of 80.
Mon 02 November 2009
Sun 01 November 2009
Adlington: Boyle got off too lightly
01/11/2009 … Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Adlington says Frankie Boyle was not punished enough for his ‘humiliating’ joke about her – and has called on the BBC Trust to…
Building Bridges
Kevin to play 10,000-seat SECC
01/11/2009 … Scottish comic Kevin Bridges – who performed in a tiny 50-capacity venue at this year's Edinburgh Fringe – is to play the 10,000-seater Glasgow SECC next year.
Fri 30 October 2009
yesterday30
30/10/2009 … CHORTLE has added 'yesterday' to its listing search options – allowing comedy-goers to find the names of comedians they might have missed.
billy30
30/10/2009 … BILLY CONNOLLY has announced a two-week run at London's Hammersmith Apollo from January 5.
goodnews30
30/10/2009 … RUSSELL HOWARD's Good News, which airs on BBC Three, is the most-watched show on the BBC iPlayer, keeping EastEnders off the top spot.
Theatre drops anti-semitic comic
Dieudonné's London show cancelled
30/10/2009 … French comedian Dieudonne’s London show has been axed in the wake of his fine for antisemtic comments.