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.
2009 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 25 September 2009
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.
© C4 Bo'Selecta! could return
24/09/2009 … Leigh Francis says he may bring back Bo'Selecta! following the one-off Michael Jackson tribute being broadcast tonight.
Armstrong & Miller find the web zeitgeist
24/09/2009 … Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller are to front a new comedy series for the BBC's website.
What comedy commissioners want
24/09/2009 … At the Broadcast TV Comedy Forum, commissioners explained what their channels would be looking for in the future – and what would survive in these recessionary…