Unsound comedy
18/06/2006 … Scores of comedy fans walked out Jackie Mason's Manchester gig on Friday night – but not because of his often controversial material.
2006 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 18 June 2006
Sat 17 June 2006
Homophobic thugs jailed
Life for killing Jongeurs man Jody
17/06/2006 … The two thugs who murdered Jongleurs bar manager Jody Dobrowski just for being gay have both been jailed for life.
Fri 16 June 2006
Tsars in their eyes
Plans for a Russian Blackadder
16/06/2006 … Ben Elton has plans for a movie version of Blackadder, set during the Russian revolution.
In a write mood...
Why Kay wrote his autobiography
16/06/2006 … Peter Kay says he’s writing his autobiography out of anger – after finding out a journalist was writing an unauthorised version.
A good send-up
Celebs mock themselves in R4 comedies
16/06/2006 … Radio 4 is planning two sitcoms featuring celebrities in roles very similar to their own real-life characters.
Thu 15 June 2006
Green Wing returns
15/06/2006 … Channel 4 has commissioned a one-off 90-minute episode of Green Wing – fuelling fears the hospital comedy will not return for a third series.
'Festival staff beat me'
Comic claims brutality at Download 06
15/06/2006 … A comedian performing at the Download music festival claims he was beaten up by security men when riots blighted the final night.
'Festival staff beat me'
Comic claims brutality at Download 06
15/06/2006 … A comedian performing at the Download music festival claims he was beaten up by security men when riots blighted the final night.