Lost work by Milligan, Sellers and others...
14/06/2009 … A treasure trove of early film performances by comedians including Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Sid James and Ronnie Corbett have been unearthed in a London garage.
Irish TV axes its top comedy show
14/06/2009 … Irish television’s biggest comedy show, The Panel, has been axed by broadcaster RTE.
Chortle's Fast Fringe line-up revealed
12/06/2009 … The line up for Chortle’s Fast Fringe showcase – featuring three-minute snippets of 28 acts heading to Edinburgh this August – has been unveiled.
12/06/2009 … Gossipy showbiz newsletter Popbitch has reported that Richard Herring has a ‘surprisingly adequate’ penis – after which he Tweeted: ‘My adequacy is no surprise…
Dave Rymer on the Ancient Roman's contribution to comedy
12/06/2009 … The name Marcus Tullius Cicero is one that, irrespective of how many comedy DVDs or books you buy, you are unlikely to see listed as an influence in terms of a comic’s…
Ray Kane is in a sharing mood...
12/06/2009 … I'm currently three and a half years into a comedy career and as anyone on the circuit will tell you, that's nothing at all.
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