Talking shop
09/05/2008 … Top names in TV comedy are holding another industry conference to share tips about getting ideas onto the screen.
2008 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 09 May 2008
Thu 08 May 2008
It's the same old Gong...
US TV revives brutal talent show
08/05/2008 … The Gong Show, that comedy club favourite in which oddball acts face a very public humiliation, is being revived on American TV.
Five-star Brandi
Tribute gig honours stand-up Borr
08/05/2008 … Friends of comedian Brandi Borr, who died of breast cancer earlier this year, have organised a benefit gig in her memory.
© BBC She was robbed!
British Comedy Awards were rigged
08/05/2008 … Catherine Tate was robbed of a prize at the 2005 British Comedy Awards, ITV has admitted.
My city's funnier than yours...
Connolly on the origins of comedy
08/05/2008 … Billy Connolly says the secret of good comedy is… immigration.
Wed 07 May 2008
Take a hike!
Comic's long road to Edinburgh
07/05/2008 … Stand-up Mark Olver is to walk the 410 miles to the Edinburgh Fringe from his home in Bristol.
Radio Ricky
Gervais to help launch radio station
07/05/2008 … Ricky Gervais is to host a two-hour show to help music paper NME launch its new radio station next month.
© BBC/Avalon Coming up Roses...
Britcoms triumph at international awards
07/05/2008 … The IT Crowd, Peter Serafinowicz and Kombat Opera Presents have all scooped prestigious Rose d'Or awards for international TV.