Comic's teen sex shame
McAllister on offenders' register
31/05/2007 … Scottish stand-up Keir McAllister has been placed on the sex offenders’ register after his flirtations with a 16-year-old schoolgirl turned sexual.
2007 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 31 May 2007
Gigs for life
31/05/2007 … It is a contract many comedians would die for: guaranteed work for the rest of your life.
Brand-up comedy
31/05/2007 … Russell Brand is poised to land his own Channel 4 stand-up show.
Wed 30 May 2007
© BBC Ronni loses her figures
Audience slump for Ancona & Co
30/05/2007 … Ronni Ancona’s new sketch show has lost half its audience in a week.
Fringe first
30/05/2007 … Chortle today reveals a sneak preview of some of the hundreds of comedy shows coming to the Edinburgh Fringe this August.
Sick Rik
30/05/2007 … Rik Mayall’s fans have been increasingly worried about his health after he pulled out of a number of tour dates.
Tue 29 May 2007
© CBS Freakin Sweet
Judge rejects Family Guy lawsuit
29/05/2007 … A Los Angeles judge has thrown out comedian Carol Burnett’s lawsuit against Family Guy.
Taking Time Out
Hay quits as Time Out comedy editor
29/05/2007 … Malcolm Hay is quitting as comedy editor of Time Out magazine after more than 20 years in the job.