Pacino to play Sellers?
04/02/2008 … Al Pacino could play Peter Sellers in a new West End play about the comedian’s last days.
Mon 04 February 2008
Arrested Development redeveloped
04/02/2008 … Plans are under way for a movie version of the much-praised US sitcom Arrested Development.
© BBC Silly walk unites nations
British comedy crosses cultural divide
04/02/2008 … A TV channel that broadcasts across France and Germany has found that only British comedies and appeals to both audiences.
Sun 03 February 2008
The home of stand-up
Steve Bennett takes a trip to the Catskill mountains
03/02/2008 … “I always sit in the back of planes,” jokes the slick, suited comedian on stage.
Reality bites...
Brits in NBC's Last Comic Standing
03/02/2008 … Several British stand-ups have got through to the semi-finals of American reality programme Last Comic Standing.
The heat is on
03/02/2008 … The line-ups have been announced for all the heats of Chortle's Student Comedy Award, which kicks off in Newcastle on Thursday.
Sat 02 February 2008
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02/02/2008 … EDDIE IZZARD has added three more work-in-progress shows at the intimate Arts Theatre, London, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Tours de force
Brand, Eclair & Merton hit the road
02/02/2008 … Jo Brand and Paul Merton have both announced UK tours this spring, adding to an already busy season for live comedy.