Best of which fest?
Brighton TV showcase has few links to festival
11/10/2009 … Channel 4 is to film a ‘best of the Brighton Comedy Festival’ stand-up showcase – but it won’t be taped in the city.
2009 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 11 October 2009
Clary plans a musical
11/10/2009 … Julian Clary has ambitions to write a West End musical with sacked Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips.
Sat 10 October 2009
Red Dwarf to return
10/10/2009 … A new series of Red Dwarf is on the cards, its star Robert Llewellyn has confirmed.
Fri 09 October 2009
Don't burst into rears...
09/10/2009 … Ricky Gervais once saved Python star Terry Jones's dog from drowning in a pond on London's Hampstead Heath.
© ITV Fall of a Kingdom
09/10/2009 … Stephen Fry’s ITV comedy-drama Kingdom has been cancelled after three series.
Brand announces new gigs
09/10/2009 … Russell Brand has announced three stand-up shows next month in aid of the drug rehab charity Focus12.
Thu 08 October 2009
Hackney contest goes ahead
Talent hunt not hit by venue closure
08/10/2009 … Next year’s Hackney Empire New Act Of The Year competition is to go ahead, despite the closure of the historic East London venue.
'Blacking up' row hits Australian TV
08/10/2009 … An Australian comedy show has been slammed for a sketch in which white performers ‘blacked up’ to impersonate the Jackson Five.