Vegas winner
Johnny wins lotto in new R4 play
28/04/2006 … Johnny Vegas has signed up to star in a new Radio 4 play.
2006 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 28 April 2006
Thu 27 April 2006
My heroes
Gervais to interview comedy greats
27/04/2006 … Ricky Gervais is to interview more of his comedy heroes for Channel 4.
Wed 26 April 2006
Langham bail extended
26/04/2006 … Chris Langham's bail was extended yesterday to allow police more time to investigate alleged child pornography offences.
Tue 25 April 2006
Cat's out the bag
25/04/2006 … The line-up for this year’s Cat Laughs comedy festival in Kilkenny has been unveiled .
A good treason
Fleet named most seditious comic
25/04/2006 … Greg Fleet has won the inaugural Golden Guy Fawkes Award for the most seditious routine at the Melbourne Comedy Festival.
Mon 24 April 2006
Ricky pulls 2.2m
Huge audience for Simpsons episode
24/04/2006 … Ricky Gervais’s episode of The Simpsons has attracted the second biggest audience ever to watch Sky One.
Final countdown
24/04/2006 … Simon Amstell is to host the final of the Chortle National Student Comedian Of The Year competition next month.
Sun 23 April 2006
ITV Glee
Late-night showcase for stand-up
23/04/2006 … ITV is to showcase leading circuit stand-ups in a series of eight late-night shows.