Spice Girls of comedy
Producers 'manufacture' all-female sketch show
15/10/2009 … Channel 4 is to air an all-female sketch show featuring stand-ups Josie Long, Sara Pascoe and Nat Luurtsema.
2009 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 15 October 2009
Comics trading places
15/10/2009 … A new comedy documentary is to track Phill Jupitus as he performs stand-up in front of a New York audience.
Wed 14 October 2009
C4's comedy chief quits
Newman heads for Peep Show producers
14/10/2009 … Channel 4’s comedy boss Andrew Newman is to leave his job to work for the producers of Peep Show.
Gail Porter, comedian?
Presenter's bid to be a stand-up
14/10/2009 … Gail Porter is trying her hand at stand-up comedy.
© Fox Family Guy guy sells out to Microsoft
Software giant produces comedy show
14/10/2009 … Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is to star in a half-hour comedy show on American network television, promoting Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system.
Mon 12 October 2009
Tiernan loses Canada tour
12/10/2009 … The row over Tommy Tiernan’s 'anti-semitic' comments has cost him a Canadian tour.
Lucas quits Orton play
Grieving star leaves West End show permanently
12/10/2009 … Matt Lucas will not return to his West End role in Prick Up Your Ears following the suicide of his ex-partner.
Amstell to star in new sitcom
Simon co-wrote autobiographical series
12/10/2009 … BBC Two has commissioned a new sitcom from Simon Amstell.