Seinfeld is the top-earning comedian
21/07/2009 … It might have been more than a decade since his top-rated sitcom ended, but Jerry Seinfeld was the highest earning comedian last year.
2009 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 21 July 2009
Mon 20 July 2009
Garofalo bombs at Latitude
Janeane bails just minutes into set
20/07/2009 … American stand-up Janeane Garofalo sulked off stage just a few minutes into her set at the Latitude Festival after her jokes fell flat.
Sun 19 July 2009
Bruno's dead
Baron Cohen vows to kill off his creation
19/07/2009 … Sacha Baron Cohen is killing off Bruno – but admits it will be hard to let go of his creation.
Brand drawn to another animation
19/07/2009 … Russell Brand, Steve Carell and Flight Of The Conchords star Jemaine Clement are appear together in a new Hollywood blockbuster.
Futurama threatens to sack cast
19/07/2009 … The entire cast of Futurama might be replaced in a bitter dispute over pay.
Fri 17 July 2009
Chortle: Now 20% heterosexual
17/07/2009 … Russell Brand: ‘I haven't found love yet because I've been looking in the wrong places all these years.
Thu 16 July 2009
30 Rock leads Emmy nominations
But judges divide Conchords stars
16/07/2009 … 30 Rock has landed a record 22 Emmy nominations, the most for any comedy series.
Noel Fielding, zombie king
New film attempts to break a world record
16/07/2009 … EXCLUSIVE: Noel Fielding is to star in a new zombie movie, to be filmed at this year’s Big Chill festival.