Gagging for the record
Stand-up bids for most jokes in an hour
05/03/2009 … Comedian Kev F Sutherland is to attempt to break the world record for the most jokes told in one hour.
2009 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 05 March 2009
The Boize done good
Internet comedy transfers to TV
05/03/2009 … Internet comedy series Toyboize – about a washed-up former teen pop group attempting a comeback – is to transfer to TV.
© BBC Royles back for Red Nose Day
Comic Relief highlights revealed
05/03/2009 … The Royle Family, French and Saunders and Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse will be among the comedy highlights of Red Nose Day on BBC One.
Wed 04 March 2009
© Ellis O'Brien A fast Carr... allegedly
Mr Loophole gets Jimmy off the hook
04/03/2009 … Jimmy Carr has got off a speeding charge thanks to the celebrity solicitor nicknamed Mr Loophole.
© Comedy Central Silverman saved
04/03/2009 … Sarah Silverman’s four-day stand-off with America’s Comedy Central has ended, securing her show for a third series.
© BBC Birds Of A Feather to flock back?
04/03/2009 … Birds of a Feather could be heading for a comeback after more than a decade.
Baron Cohen downsizes
Comic to play 'pint-sized foreigner'
04/03/2009 … Sacha Baron Cohen is being lined up to play a miniature person in a new Hollywood movie.
Mon 02 March 2009
Silverman threatens walkout
02/03/2009 … Sarah Silverman has threatened to quit her TV show after network bosses slashed its budget by more than 20 per cent.