From Dame to CBE
16/06/2007 … Dame Edna Everage creator Barry Humphries has been made a CBE in the Queen’s birthday honours.
2007 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sat 16 June 2007
Fri 15 June 2007
Nazi salute halts gig
15/06/2007 … Stand-up Adam Bloom walked off stage 30 seconds into his set after a racist heckler gave him a Nazi salute.
Was it something I said?
15/06/2007 … Noel Fielding was spotted playing croquet with Kasabian at the Isle Of Wight festival.
© BBC Porridge is too hot to handle
BBC under fire over sitcom 'censorship'
15/06/2007 … The BBC has been accused of ‘censoring’ Porridge after removing a line about homosexuality from a repeat.
© BBC Thicksing the date
Thick Of It to return next month
15/06/2007 … Another special episode of political satire Thick Of It is to air next month.
Rogan accused of homophobia
15/06/2007 … American comic Joe Rogan has been branded a homophobe after accusing a gay comic of stealing jokes.
Making a few Bob
15/06/2007 … Bob Monkhouse’s widow has criticised the BBC for charging her thousands of pounds to help make a charity ad.
Thu 14 June 2007
Comics exhibit themselves
14/06/2007 … Museum visitors will find stand-ups performing amid the exhibits one day next month.