No Love lost...
31/08/2007 … Russell Brand will be broadcasting his Radio 2 show live from an ice cream van in Blackpool tomorrow.
2007 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 31 August 2007
Pegged out
31/08/2007 … An obscure comedy sketch show that helped launch the careers of Simon Pegg, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Amanda Holden is to be released on DVD.
Putting the Tim in Time Out
31/08/2007 … Time Out has appointed a new comedy editor to succeed Malcolm Hay – his stepson.
Thu 30 August 2007
The new Basil Fawlty?
Shearsmith to play useless hotel boss
30/08/2007 … The League of Gentlemen’s Reece Shearsmith is to star in a festive ITV1 comedy drama set in an Eastbourne hotel.
© Kraft Chocs away
30/08/2007 … Dawn French has been dropped as the face of Terry’s Chocolate Oranges after a decade.
Political comedy...
30/08/2007 … Stand-up Ayesha Hazarika has launched a bid to become a Labour MP.
Revive Friday Night Live?
BBC3 plans comedy variety show
30/08/2007 … BBC Three is set to launch a Friday Night Live-style comedy and entertainment show.
Wed 29 August 2007
© CBS Reunion for Seinfeld pair
'George' to guest in 'Elaine's' new sitcom
29/08/2007 … Former Seinfeld stars Jason Alexander and Julia Louis-Dreyfus are heading for an on-screen reunion, it was announced today.