Shut yer face!
Feud over Frankie Howerd's memory
16/05/2009 … A feud has blown up over Frankie Howerd’s diaries – after the comic’s sister, Betty, cast doubt on their authenticity.
2009 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sat 16 May 2009
Dodd demands apology for 'distress'
Comic's anger over theatre ban
16/05/2009 … Ken Dodd has demanded a public apology for the ‘distress and anger’ he suffered after a theatre refused to book him for not being funny enough.
Fri 15 May 2009
Three plus Four equals comedy
Mobile phone firm sponsors C4 comedy
15/05/2009 … Mobile phone company 3 has signed a seven-figure deal to sponsor Channel 4's original comedy.
Whoa! This is new...
Welcome to your new-look Chortle
15/05/2009 … As you will have noticed, we’ve made some changes to Chortle.
I am such an arse...
Stephen Fry makes the Weekly Trivia File
15/05/2009 … Jack Dee: 'When you see a comedian on stage in jeans and a T-shirt it doesn't matter how good they are - it always looks like amateur hour when they walk on to the…
© Ellis O'Brien Carr's photo was legal
Police won't act against comic
15/05/2009 … The photograph Jimmy Carr apparently took from inside a court building was not illegal, police have said.
Thu 14 May 2009
'Witch' to exorcise cursed comedy club
Run of bad luck at lap-dance venue
14/05/2009 … A comedian has called in a ‘witch’ to exorcise his comedy club of the bad luck he says befalls its regular performers.
US scraps Ab Fab remake
Fox says 'no' after seeing pilot
14/05/2009 … Plans for an American remake of Absolutely Fabulous have been scrapped.