Sweet success
Comic Jonny to play David Cameron
28/07/2009 … Comedian Jonny Sweet is to play David Cameron in a drama-documentary about the Conservative leader's early years.
2009 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 28 July 2009
Mon 27 July 2009
Eddie's on the run
1,100-mile jog in aid of Sport Relief
27/07/2009 … Eddie Izzard is attempting to run the length and breadth of the UK – covering more than 1,100 miles over the next few weeks.
Sat 25 July 2009
Heckling? What is it good for
Byrne and Kindler put it to debate
25/07/2009 … Ed Byrne and self-critical American comic Andy Kindler have debated whether hecklers are good for comedy.
© BBC No more Little Britain series
...but pair will return for specials
25/07/2009 … There will be no new series of Little Britain because David Walliams and Matt Lucas fear fans are growing sick of them.
Fri 24 July 2009
© Picturehouse Pegg's memoirs delayed
24/07/2009 … Simon Pegg’s autobiography has been postponed for a year because of his ‘heavy schedule’ of film work.
They know what they did...
BBC apologises for Psychoville blunder
24/07/2009 … The BBC has apologised after mistakenly telling viewers they could watch the last episode of Psychoville if they pressed their remote’s red button.
Jerry makes merry
24/07/2009 … Radio 2 is to air a documentary about the craft of making people laugh – hosted by the unlikely figure of Jerry Hall.
'He never touched me in a bad place'
24/07/2009 … Judd Apatow on Russell Brand: ‘I’d like to go on record that he is a gentleman.