Kay to spoof talent shows
21/04/2008 … Peter Kay is working on a new TV series, spoofing talent shows such as X-Factor and Britain’s Got Talent.
2008 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 21 April 2008
Sun 20 April 2008
It's no wind-up
Fonejacker is Bafta's best comedy
20/04/2008 … Fonejacker – Channel 4’s prank phone call show – has been named the best comedy on TV by Bafta judges.
Scottish radio comedy is 'woeful'
20/04/2008 … A top sitcom writer says he finds it ‘crippling’ to work for the BBC in Scotland, because clueless radio bosses are producing ‘woeful’ comedy.
Sat 19 April 2008
Walliams fan accused of stalking
19/04/2008 … A veterinary nurse has been charged with harassing David Walliams after allegedly bombarding him with gifts and explicit poetry.
© BBC Fawlty wins again
Another victory in a viewers' vote
19/04/2008 … Fawlty Towers has been voted the ‘most iconic’ TV comedy show of all time.
Absolutely team consider comeback
19/04/2008 … The team behind cult sketch show Absolutely could reunite for a tour – 15 years after the programme last aired.
Fri 18 April 2008
Ardal's sketch group reunited
20th anniversary of pioneering troupe
18/04/2008 … Father Ted star Ardal O’Hanlon is to reunite with his old Irish sketch troupe Mr Trellis to mark its 20th anniversary.
© Universal Studios 'Im better at sex than talking'
18/04/2008 … ‘The whole point of being a stand-up is breaking away from caring what people think.