I want to go back to music
Bill Bailey reveals next ambition – and it's not comedy
08/06/2008 … Bill Bailey plans to ease back on his comedy career to concentrate on music.
2008 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 08 June 2008
Sat 07 June 2008
Brotherhood of comedy
Chris Rock's sibling lands TV show
07/06/2008 … Chris Rock’s brother has landed his own TV show in the States.
Funny foreigners
Academics say comedy is still racist
07/06/2008 … Modern comedy can be as racist as the unenlightened days of ‘blacking up’ for cheap laughs, academics have argued.
Fri 06 June 2008
The one-night Edinburgh Fringe...
See 28 comedy previews in one show
06/06/2008 … Comedy fans will be able to sample a whole month’s worth of Edinburgh Fringe shows in one night – thanks to a West End showcase organised by Chortle.
It's all right for Scum
Ad agency sitcom gets second pilot
06/06/2008 … An advertising agency sitcom that piloted on BBC Three last year is to have another shot at being made into a series – with BBC Two ordering a second pilot.
Thu 05 June 2008
Fringe 4 hit back
Edinburgh Comedy Festival 'not divisive'
05/06/2008 … Founders of the controversial Edinburgh Comedy Festival have hit back at their critics – saying they don’t plan to break up the Fringe, and are only trying to…
Burmese comic arrested
Zarganar criticised regime's cyclone response
05/06/2008 … One of Burma’s most popular comedians has been taken from his home and thrown into custody after helping cyclone victims.