All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Comic speaks as BBC bungles its apology
09/11/2008 … Russell Brand has revealed that the full messages he and Jonathan Ross left on Andrew Sachs’s answerphone contained even more obscene content than was aired on…
© C4 08/11/2008 … The British comedy invasion of Hollywood has stalled – with several planned remakes hitting the buffers.
Spike's possessions go under the hammer
08/11/2008 … A treasure trove of Spike Milligan memorabilia is to go under the auctioneers’ hammer later this month.
Chris Rock plans to remake Britcom
08/11/2008 … Chris Rock is planning to remake of last year’s British comedy movie Death At A Funeral with a predominantly black cast.
© Universal Studios 07/11/2008 … The Andrew Sachs phone-call row has cost another senior BBC executive their job.
07/11/2008 … ‘Nothing quite moves me like classical music.
© BBC Stanley's first TV show in 12 years
07/11/2008 … Veteran comedian Stanley Baxter is to come out of retirement for a one-off Christmas special for ITV1.
...in revival of Entertaining Mr Sloane
06/11/2008 … Gavin and Stacey star Mathew Horne is to make his West End acting debut in a revival of Joe Orton's black comedy Entertaining Mr Sloane.
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