The Good New Days
13/03/2007 … The BBC are testing the idea of televising a modern-day version of music hall entertainment.
2007 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 13 March 2007
Fame spreads
13/03/2007 … Ricky Gervais has announced another raft of London dates after selling out his Royal Albert Hall dates sold out in a matter of hours last week.
Jerry Lewis collapse: The movie?
13/03/2007 … The producer who brought Jerry Lewis to London five years ago, only for him to collapse before taking to the Palladium stage, is trying to make a movie out of the…
In good Standing
Brits make Last Comic Standing
13/03/2007 … British comedians Junior Simpson, Ava Vidal, Matt Kirshen and Spencer Brown are to take part in the hit American show Last Comic Standing this year.
Mon 12 March 2007
Radio? I've had my Phill
12/03/2007 … Phill Jupitus is to quit his DJ job to return to stand-up.
Russell and the schoolgirls
Brand to star in St Trinian's revival
12/03/2007 … Ealing Studios is to revive the St Trinian’s film comedies – with Russell Brand lined up to star in the first one.
Oi, that's my line!
Brown complains about editor's quip
12/03/2007 … Veteran stand-up Arnold Brown has complained after one of his gags was borrowed by the editor of The Independent.
Sun 11 March 2007
© Wolf Trap US comic Jeni found dead
11/03/2007 … American stand-up Richard Jeni has been found dead, shot in an apparent suicide.