Ukrane bans Bruno
15/07/2009 … Ukraine has banned Bruno, claiming Sacha Baron Cohen's comedy could ‘damage the moral upbringing of our citizens’.
2009 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 15 July 2009
Happy Discmas!
Bumper crop of stand-up titles ahead
15/07/2009 … This year’s Christmas market for stand-up DVDs is set to be the most crowded yet, after ITV announced new releases by Johnny Vegas, Stephen K.
Bird spreads his wings
Panel show for Inbetweeners star
15/07/2009 … Inbetweeners star Simon Bird is to host his own panel show.
At it like rabbits...
Russell Brand to play Easter Bunny
15/07/2009 … Russell Brand may be used to playing wild lotharios, but he has just landed his most unlikely role yet – as the Easter Bunny.
Steptoe En Zoon
Dutch to remake sitcom classic
15/07/2009 … Steptoe And Son is to return to TV – but in Dutch.
Tue 14 July 2009
Russia censors South Park
14/07/2009 … Russian TV has cut an episode of South Park that portrayed Vladimir Putin as a desperate leader of a bankrupt nation.
Brand to host MTV awards again
...despite last year's controversy
14/07/2009 … Russell Brand has been invited to host this year's MTV Video Music Awards – despite his controversial comments last year.
Eric Morecambe: The theme pub
14/07/2009 … A new pub is to be opened, themed entirely around Eric Morecambe.