Don't forget the funnies!
Giacinto Palmieri on comedy in his native Italy
20/04/2010 … I’m currently reading The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi by Andrew McConnell Stott, a truly compelling biography of the great Regency clown and a fascinating…
Tue 20 April 2010
'It's money for old rope'
Ricky Gervais on his animated podcasts
20/04/2010 … When Ricky Gervais started making his podcasts with chums Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington, it seemed like a bold experiment in creating comedy without the constraints…
Sacha Baron Cohen to play Walter Mitty?
20/04/2010 … Sacha Baron Cohen is reportedly in talks to star in a remake of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
Headliners: Tig Notaro, Mitch Fatel, Jeremy Hotz
20/04/2010 … Here’s an attractive proposition: three visiting North American comics, each of whom could easily sustain their own show, performing on a mixed bill.
Mon 19 April 2010
Thomas wins £1,200 from police
Comic held for looking 'too confident'
19/04/2010 … Mark Thomas has won £1,200 compensation after being stopped and searched for looking ‘over confident’ at a demonstration.
Des Bishop: My Dad Was Nearly James Bond
19/04/2010 … If you think this is really the in-depth story of how Des Bishop’s father, a jobbing character actor, nearly got to be James Bond, prepare for disappointment.