Births, deaths and racists
Your weekly fix of comedy trivia
29/06/2007 … Let’s start with a little exclusive: Nighty Night star Julia Davis gave birth to twin boys this week.
2007 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 29 June 2007
Coffin up for smokers
Comic's hearse protest at fag ban
29/06/2007 … Stand-up Liam Mullone is protesting at England’s new smoking ban – by converting a hearse into a mobile smoking room.
Thu 28 June 2007
Lion in wait
ITV pilot for drunk kids' entertainer
28/06/2007 … Drunken children’s entertainer Jeremy Lion is to shoot a sitcom pilot for ITV1.
© C4 Dry wit
New sitcom about a recovering alcoholic
28/06/2007 … Green Wing’s Stephen Mangan is to star in new BBC Two sitcom about a recovering alcoholic.
© Wolf Trap Full tragedy of Jeni's suicide revealed
Comic had a history of depression
28/06/2007 … The coroner’s report into the suicide of American comedian Richard Jeni has revealed a tragic history of depression.
© Fox C4 buys Grammer sitcom
28/06/2007 … Channel 4 has acquired the rights to Kelsey Grammer’s new US sitcom Back To You.
The going got too tough...
28/06/2007 … ITV has dropped its stand-up show Tough Gig in the face of dismal viewing figures.
Wed 27 June 2007
Dot.comedy
Major web comedy channel planned
27/06/2007 … Comedy supremo John Lloyd and music giant Warner have joined forces to create a major new internet comedy channel.