Linehan slates sketch shows
13/04/2009 … Top comedy writer Graham Linehan has criticised repetitive sketch shows and ‘dumbed down’ BBC Three comedies.
Mon 13 April 2009
© BBC Ben Miller directs double-act comedy
...but it's not based on personal experience, honest
13/04/2009 … Ben Miller is to direct a new comedy film about a feuding double act – but insists it’s not based on his own experiences with Alexander Armstrong.
Tiernan breaks comedy record
...but church charity tuns down the proceeds
13/04/2009 … Tommy Tiernan has set a new world record for the longest solo stand-up show, after performing for just over 36 hours.
Sun 12 April 2009
Assembly loses sponsorship cash
Another financial blow for Edinburgh
12/04/2009 … Another sponsor has pulled out of the Edinburgh Fringe, with the Assembly Rooms losing an estimated £60,000 a year from drinks firm Bellhaven.
Sat 11 April 2009
I'll sue over Al's jibes
Builder's threat to Pub Landlord
11/04/2009 … A builder is threatening to sue Al Murray after the Pub Landlord mocked him on stage.
Fri 10 April 2009
talkksport10
10/04/2009 … RUSSELL BRAND is set to be signed up by national commercial radio station TalkSport, only months after quitting BBC Radio 2 over the 'Sachsgate' scandal.
'Most male stand-ups are sexist'
10/04/2009 … Jo Brand has accused male stand-ups of creating a ‘new wave of misogyny’ in comedyShe says the majority of male comedians are instinctively sexist, citing Jimmy…