Les Dawson statue opposed
21/10/2007 … Plans for a statue of Les Dawson are being opposed – by the comic’s own children.
2007 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 21 October 2007
© BBC Norm's out to Grass
Cheers star joins Boycie sitcom
21/10/2007 … Cheers star George Wendt is to appear in Only Fools and Horses spin-off Green, Green Grass.
© BBC Comic's grandad faced war crimes trial
21/10/2007 … Peter Serafinowicz’s grandfather was the first man in Britain to face a trial for Nazi war crimes, it has been revealed.
Sat 20 October 2007
Seinfeld: Scientology made me funny
Comic took 'a couple of courses'
20/10/2007 … Jerry Seinfeld says Scientology helped turn him into a better stand-up.
Fri 19 October 2007
© BBC Ratings misery for Saunders
Thursday's audience figures aren't funny...
19/10/2007 … Jennifer Saunders new sitcom has continued to slump in the ratings.
Alan Coren dies
'No subject was beyond his wit'
19/10/2007 … Alan Coren, former editor of Punch and regular on Radio 4’s the News Quiz, has died aged 69.
It's baby Borat
19/10/2007 … ‘My physique is basically down to 20 years of eating a lot of cheese.
© BBC Langham loses his appeal
Actor won't be out by Christmas
19/10/2007 … Chris Langham has lost his appeal against a ten-month sentence for downloading child pornography.