Lee Evans to star in Doctor Who
22/01/2009 … Lee Evans is to guest star in the Doctor Who Easter special.
2009 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 22 January 2009
BBC puts up its Big Top
22/01/2009 … Filming has begun on the BBC One sitcom Big Top, set in a travelling circus.
Good news, Possums!
22/01/2009 … Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson are to tour the UK with a show that hasn't been performed in 28 years.
UK premiere for In The Loop
Iannucci's satire to open Glasgow Film Festival
22/01/2009 … Armando Iannucci’s In The Loop is to receive its British premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival next month.
Wed 21 January 2009
© BBC Pulling scoops South Bank Award
Sitcom triumphs over Gavin & Stacey
21/01/2009 … Axed BBC Three sitcom Pulling has been named best comedy award at the South Bank Show Awards.
Tue 20 January 2009
Withnail's farmhouse up for sale
20/01/2009 … The remote Lake District farmhouse featured in the classic comedy film Withnail And I is to be sold.
Wanted: Funny students
20/01/2009 … The hunt is on for the best student comedian of 2009.
Mon 19 January 2009
Brand laughs off Sachs scandal
Furore is fodder for his stand-up
19/01/2009 … Russell Brand has laughed off the media storm surrounding his crude phone calls to Andrew Sachs, turning the furore into the cornerstone of his latest stand-up show.