Hicks movie in the pipeline
18/08/2008 … Russell Crowe is set to play Bill Hicks in a new biopic of the influential comic.
2008 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 18 August 2008
© Picturehouse Pegg's no Bastard
Simon drops out of Tarantino movie
18/08/2008 … Simon Pegg has dropped out of Quentin Tarantino’s Second World War movie Inglorious Bastards.
© BBC Doing it for the lolly?
Corden may write jokes for ice-cream sticks
18/08/2008 … Gavin and Stacey star James Corden could be finding a new career - writing jokes for ice-cream sticks.
Barr comes to London
18/08/2008 … Roseanne Barr is to make her London stand-up debut in October.
Kelly Brook joins Moving Wallpaper
18/08/2008 … Kelly Brook is to join ITV1’s television industry satire Moving Wallpaper.
3 for 3
18/08/2008 … BBC Three has officially unveiled its new autumn season, featuring three new comedy series.
Coogan's tour terror
...and US TV show may be in the works
18/08/2008 … Steve Coogan says he’s ‘terrified’ of his impeding UK tour.
Sat 16 August 2008
Carrs's a star...
16/08/2008 … Alan Carr has stepped in to save a Fringe play when one of the cast members failed to turn up.