By Royal appointment...
08/11/2006 … Omid Djalili, Jason Byrne and Ken Dodd are the comedians booked for this year’s Royal Variety Performance.
2006 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 08 November 2006
© ABC C4 gets Ugly
Return to comedy to combat ratings slump
08/11/2006 … Channel 4 is to return comedy to its Friday-night schedules in an attempt to counter freefalling audience numbers.
Tue 07 November 2006
Doing frighteningly well
07/11/2006 … Channel 4’s DVD arm is boasting impressive sales figures for its Green Wing and Garth Marenghi releases, after both titles smashed their in-house targets.
My miraculous recovery
07/11/2006 … Terry Jones has spoken of his 'miraculous recovery' after his operation to combat bowel cancer.
Mack attack
07/11/2006 … Lee Mack launched an attack on a DVD company last night for not releasing his stand-up show before Christmas.
Hill be back...
07/11/2006 … Harry Hill is working on a new TV show mocking the week’s news.
Mon 06 November 2006
If the shoe fits...
From League Of Gents to Cinderella
06/11/2006 … League Of Gentlemen writer Jeremy Dyson is to adapt the Cinderella fairytale for a ‘contemporary’ BBC drama series.
Sun 05 November 2006
Borat No1 movie film in U of K
Box office triumph at home, too
05/11/2006 … Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat movie has matched its American success in the UK, topping the British box office in its opening weekend.