© ABC Comedy makes a comeback
30/09/2009 … Comedy has made a comeback on American TV, with eight half-hour sitcoms in the top 20 shows last week, the first of the new autumn season.
2009 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 30 September 2009
© ABC Tue 29 September 2009
Radio 4 pilot for Richardson
Panel show about comic's 'strong ideas'
29/09/2009 … Jon Richardson is being lined up to host a new panel show for Radio 4.
Mon 28 September 2009
Malaysia bans Bruno
Censors block Baron Cohen film
28/09/2009 … Malaysia has banned Sacha Baron Cohen’s Bruno movie.
Kids' show for Men In Coats
28/09/2009 … A new children’s comedy series is to be launched based on the Men In Coats double act.
Rogan pens his own Simpsons episode
28/09/2009 … Seth Rogen has written his own episode of The Simpsons – becoming only the second guest star to do so after Ricky Gevais.
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.
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.