Sitcom star tagged over assualt
McColl's racial attack on cab driver
19/02/2009 … Scottish sitcom star Iain McColl has been ordered to wear an electronic tag after attacking a taxi driver and calling him a ‘Paki’.
2009 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 19 February 2009
Wed 18 February 2009
It's a rotten venue...
Dry rot hits Edinburgh's Assembly Rooms
18/02/2009 … One of the main venues in the Assembly Rooms could be out of action at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe after dry rot was found in the roof.
The comedy diet
Stand-up weans man off chips and beans
18/02/2009 … You might not think the diet of most stand-ups is particularly healthy – but a man addicted to eating just beans and chips has tried stand-up to try to beat his…
Tue 17 February 2009
Paramount Comedy rebrands
17/02/2009 … The Paramount Comedy channel is to be rebranded as Comedy Central from April – with new programming to match.
Never Seen 'Never Seen Star Wars?
17/02/2009 … Marcus Brigstocke’s Radio 4 show I’ve Never Seen Star Wars is to transfer to TV.
Peters claims comedy record
17/02/2009 … Canadian comedian Russell Peters claims to have broken the record for the biggest ever comedy audience in the UK – by just 24 seats.
Hi-de-Hi! star Diane dies
Holland played snooty ballroom dancer
17/02/2009 … Diane Holland, who played snooty ballroom dancing instructor Yvonne Stewart-Hargreaves in Hi-de-Hi!, has died at the age of 78.
Mon 16 February 2009
Hurst fined over gig rage
16/02/2009 … Lee Hurst has been fined £60 for smashing an audience member’s mobile phone.