Roy Hudd collapses
04/09/2006 … Veteran comic Roy Hudd collapsed on the set of Coronation Street yesterday.
2006 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 04 September 2006
Little Britain, big stars
Christmas special line-up revealed
04/09/2006 … Peter Kay, Steve Coogan, Dawn French, Julia Davis and Paul McKenna will all appear in Little Britain’s Christmas special.
Rape police to quiz Brand
Claims of an Edinburgh party assault
04/09/2006 … Russell Brand is to be quizzed by police after a 20-year-old woman claimed she was raped at the flat where he was staying.
Sun 03 September 2006
Charlie Williams dies
One of Britain's first black comics
03/09/2006 … Charlie Williams, one of the first black comedians to appear on British TV, has died at the age of 78 The comic, who had suffered Parkinson's disease and dementia…
I'm spitting!
Kay's dismay at Blackpool backtrack
03/09/2006 … Peter Kay was dumped as the celebrity turning on the Blackpool illuminations on Friday – in favour of Dale Winton.
Sat 02 September 2006
Comedy Gold
02/09/2006 … Acclaimed American sitcom The New Adventures Of Old Christine has been bought by UKTV Gold.
The full Monty?
Palin plans final Python album
02/09/2006 … Michael Palin wants to reunite with his former Monty Python colleagues to produce one last comedy album.
It's not Respectable
Protest at Five's brothel sitcom
02/09/2006 … A women’s charity has blasted new channel Five sitcom Respectable for glamorising prostitution.