Hurst charged with criminal damage
Lee due in court on New Year's Eve
24/12/2008 … Lee Hurst is due to spend New Year’s Eve in court after being charged with criminal damage.
2008 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 24 December 2008
Frank Skinner to present Panorama
Comic fronts special on swearing
24/12/2008 … Frank Skinner has been commissioned to make a special edition of Panorama about bad language on TV.
Tue 23 December 2008
No Hackney-ed comedy here
23/12/2008 … The finalists have been announced in next year’s Hackney Empire new act final.
Mon 22 December 2008
Lee's Big achievement
22/12/2008 … Lee Evans has the Christmas No 1 stand-up DVD.
Brand gets rude with Barbie
Bizarre footage released on the internet
22/12/2008 … A bizarre film has emerged on the internet of Russell Brand ramming a Barbie doll up his backside.
C4 show for Brooker
New comedy about the workings of TV
22/12/2008 … Charlie Brooker is to host a new Channel 4 comedy show about the workings of TV.
Sun 21 December 2008
Official: Gavin & Stacey to return
21/12/2008 … Gavin and Stacey is definitely returning for a third series, co-writers James Corden and Ruth Jones have announced.
Fri 19 December 2008
QI goes Dutch
Netherlands makes its own version
19/12/2008 … The Netherlands is to get its own version of QI.