Brotherhood of comedy
Chris Rock's sibling lands TV show
07/06/2008 … Chris Rock’s brother has landed his own TV show in the States.
Sat 07 June 2008
Funny foreigners
Academics say comedy is still racist
07/06/2008 … Modern comedy can be as racist as the unenlightened days of ‘blacking up’ for cheap laughs, academics have argued.
Fri 06 June 2008
The one-night Edinburgh Fringe...
See 28 comedy previews in one show
06/06/2008 … Comedy fans will be able to sample a whole month’s worth of Edinburgh Fringe shows in one night – thanks to a West End showcase organised by Chortle.
It's all right for Scum
Ad agency sitcom gets second pilot
06/06/2008 … An advertising agency sitcom that piloted on BBC Three last year is to have another shot at being made into a series – with BBC Two ordering a second pilot.
inbet06
06/06/2008 … E4 has ordered a second series of the teen comedy Inbetweeners, which attracted an average of 459,000 visitors across its recently-ended first run.
Free beer!
...as Cobra launches a new 'Pubcast'
06/06/2008 … Danny Wallace and Dom Joly have joined forces for a new podcast, offering 15 minutes of witty pub banter every week.