The Office – now a video game
20/06/2007 … The Office is to be made into a video game.
2007 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 20 June 2007
Tue 19 June 2007
'99.9 per cent rubbish'
19/06/2007 … The craze for user-generated content is unlikely to produce any genuine stars, because the standard is too amateur, according to one of Britain’s top comedy agents.
A bumpy take-off...
US critics review Flight Of The Concords
19/06/2007 … Flight of the Conchords have received mixed reviews for their debut American TV show this weekend.
Tributes to Bernard Manning
Old colleagues defend his reputation
19/06/2007 … Old-school comics have been paying tribute to Bernard Manning, who died on Monday at the age of 76.
Mon 18 June 2007
Bernard Manning dies
18/06/2007 … Bernard Manning, the offensive bete noir of comedy, has died today at the age of 76.
Irish gags are 'racist and offensive'
18/06/2007 … A radio station has apologised after encouraging listeners to call in with Irish jokes – and adopt an Irish accent when telling them.
Bigger than Beethoven
18/06/2007 … Britons hold Peter Kay in higher artistic esteem than Mozart, Beethoven or Shakespeare, according to a new poll.
Sun 17 June 2007
See Moore of Dudley
17/06/2007 … Rare footage of Dudley Moore, filmed before he shot to fame in Beyond The Fringe, is to be shown on BBC Four later this month.