Vegas vs the zombie puppets
28/09/2009 … Johnny Vegas is to star in a new children’s TV series in which he battles zombie puppets.
2009 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 28 September 2009
Fri 25 September 2009
© BBC Norton rapped for offending lesbians
BBC watchdogs rule against his gag
25/09/2009 … Graham Norton has been rapped for propagating potentially offensive stereotypes about lesbians.
Dick denied entry
25/09/2009 … Marcus Brigstocke: 'I worked on an oil rig in the North Sea.
Frankie Howerd's lover to be dug up
25/09/2009 … Frankie Howerd’s grave is to be dug up on Monday so the body of his long-term partner can be removed from their shared plot.
Dave plans new comedies
...including airline-based animation
25/09/2009 … A new animated comedy being developed for the Dave digital channel has been sold to the US before it has even been made.
Thu 24 September 2009
Hackney Empire to close
Comedy venue goes dark amid cash crisis
24/09/2009 … Hackney Empire, the East London music hall that’s home to many comedy shows, is to close for at least nine months amid severe financial woes.
Frankie's a sick comic
Illness forces Boyle to miss Mock The Week
24/09/2009 … Frankie Boyle has been forced to pull out of this week's Mock The Week after falling ill just before the recording.
Bringing Glee to E4
24/09/2009 … E4 has brought the British rights to Glee, the musical comedy series from Nip/Tuck creator Ryan Murphy.