The Office goes to Chile
Deal for first Latin America remake
14/01/2008 … David Brent is to become Chilean – following the first deal to remake The Office in Latin America.
2008 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 14 January 2008
© BBC Global triumph for Extras
...but not for Gervais himself
14/01/2008 … Ricky Gervais has another Golden Globe to add to his collection, as Extras was named best TV comedy last night.
Sun 13 January 2008
Ill Edna cancels six months of gigs
... including Glasgow comedy festival
13/01/2008 … Dame Edna Everage creator Barry Humphries has cancelled all live work for the next six months, following complications over appendix surgery.
Dad's Army... but with terrorists
Chris Morris reveals his latest project
13/01/2008 … Chris Morris has revealed more details about his long-awaited next project – a comedy film about terrorism.
Fri 11 January 2008
Comedy triple for BBC radio
11/01/2008 … BBC radio has commissioned a raft of new comedy shows from Jason Byrne, Ivan Brackenbury and The Penny Dreadfuls.
Bristol club builds a £500,000 new home
'We've really gone to town on this...'
11/01/2008 … Bristol comedy club Jesters is to move into a historic former cinema – after spending £500,000 on converting it.
'They'd never make a Python today'
Jones says modern TV is scared of risk
11/01/2008 … Terry Jones says Monty Python would never make it to the screen, had they tried to make it today.
It's Dykey Gervais!
11/01/2008 … Ricky Gervais has made number 3 in Cracked.