For Linda...
13/04/2006 … Friends of Linda Smith are planning two tribute gigs to raise money for causes close to her heart.
2006 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 13 April 2006
Wed 12 April 2006
Sometimes I go too far
But Billy makes no mention of Bigley
12/04/2006 … Billy Connolly has admitted his comedy can overstep the mark – and says he does pay attention to criticism which tells him he’s gone to far However,…
The wonder down under
Melbourne Comedy Festival starts today
12/04/2006 … The 20th Melbourne International Comedy Festival kicks off today, with hundreds of comedians descending on the city.
Thomson's last show
Late producer's idea is commissioned
12/04/2006 … The last comedy show devised by producer Harry Thompson before he died last year is to be made for BBC Three.
Grappling with comedy
Crook to star in wrestling spoof
12/04/2006 … Mackenzie Crook is to play a tacky British wrestling manager in the latest of a trio of spoof films about the Seventies and Eighties.
Tue 11 April 2006
Bean's a runner
Green light for Atkinson sequel
11/04/2006 … The sequel to the 1997 Mr Bean movie has officially been given the green light, with a scheduled release date of Easter 2007.
Tired and unambitious
Gervais's verdict on British comedy
11/04/2006 … Ricky Gervais has launched a new assault on the state of British comedy, claiming it doesn’t match up to American standards.
Sat 08 April 2006
Up for IT
08/04/2006 … Channel 4’s The IT Crowd has been shortlisted for a major international TV award.