Brand in radio rip-off scandal
24/01/2008 … Russell Brand’s radio show is at the centre of the latest scandal about fake phone-in competitions.
2008 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 24 January 2008
BBC One renews comedies
Second series for Djalili and Armstrong & Miller
24/01/2008 … Omid Djalili and Armstrong and Miller have both landed second series of their BBC One shows.
© BBC Book deal for Mitchell and Webb
24/01/2008 … David Mitchell and Robert Webb have signed a deal to write two comedy books.
Hundreds vote in Chortle Awards
After 24hrs, the results are still close
24/01/2008 … More than 700 comedy fans have voted in this year’s Chortle awards in the first 24 hours of the polls opening.
Chris Rock to play the O2
... beating Lee Evans to the record
24/01/2008 … Chris Rock is to become the first comedian to play the O2 Arena – ousting Lee Evans from his place in the history book.
It's comedy, with a ©
Comics' victory over joke-book plagiarist
24/01/2008 … A group of American comedians has successfully stopped the publication of joke books that used their gags without permission.
Wed 23 January 2008
© C4 House of funnies
Big Brother housemates try stand-up
23/01/2008 … The Big Brother housemates have been performing a stand-up comedy show.
© BBC Abbey days...
'Father Ted meets Men Behaving Badly'
23/01/2008 … Gavin and Stacey star James Corden is to appear in a new BBC Two sitcom dubbed ‘Father Ted meets Men Behaving Badly’.