Quit comedy, get rich
24/05/2007 … A former stand-up turned travel entrepreneur has sold her business for £20million.
2007 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 24 May 2007
Boobies prize
Thousands paid for Allo Allo prop
24/05/2007 … An ‘Allo ‘Allo! fan has spent thousands of pounds buying the sitcom’s painting of The Fallen Madonna With The Big Boobies.
© 20th Century Fox Funny old world
24/05/2007 … Borat is to publish a guidebook, offering dubious travel advice for visitors to both America and Kazakhstan.
Wed 23 May 2007
Five buys Duchovny comedy
'It's witty, sexy and original'
23/05/2007 … Five has snapped up the UK rights to David Duchovny’s new comedy Californication.
Mon 21 May 2007
Who's on the air
Radio remake for Hadoke's Fringe show
21/05/2007 … Toby Hadoke’s 2006 Edinburgh show Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf has been made into a radio show for BBC7.
A funny place for comedy...
Stand-ups challenged in new ITV1series
21/05/2007 … Comics including Frank Skinner, Dara O'Briain and Patrick Kielty are to perform gigs in unfamiliar surroundings for a new ITV1 series.
© Dreamworks You stole my gag, you ogre
21/05/2007 … Eric Idle is threatening to sue the makers of the latest Shrek movie for stealing one of his jokes – even though he is in it.
A rubbish honour
City names its tip after John Cleese
21/05/2007 … A New Zealand city has honoured John Cleese, not with a statue or a plaque – but by naming a rubbish tip after him.