Sex sells...
New TV show mixes stand-up and nudity
14/07/2009 … America’s Showtime channel has come up with a new way of presenting stand-up, with a show called Live Nude Comedy.
2009 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 14 July 2009
© Apex Publishing Writer Powell dies
Creator of Bless This House and Love Thy Neighbour
14/07/2009 … Prolific sitcom writer Vince Powell, whose credits include Bless This House, Mind Your Language and Never The Twain, has died at the age of 80.
Mon 13 July 2009
Bruno cleans up his act
...if you'd rather see that version
13/07/2009 … A tamer version of the Bruno film is to be released next week, to widen its possible audience.
News Quiz angers Christians
...but their complaints are rejected
13/07/2009 … BBC chiefs have rejected complaints that Radio 4’s News Quiz was offensive to Christians.
'Terrorist' blasts Bruno
Movie 'extremist' theatens to sue
13/07/2009 … Sacha Baron Cohen has made another enemy: a man he named as a terrorist.
One Show drops Kholi
Comic 'pestered' female colleague
13/07/2009 … Hardeep Singh Kohli has been suspended from The One Show for six months after a female colleague complained of his ‘inappropriate behaviour’.
Sun 12 July 2009
'It wasn't a physical attack'
Bruno 'assault' woman changes her tune
12/07/2009 … The woman who sued Sacha Baron Cohen for assault at a charity bingo event has dropped her claims she was physically attacked.
Fri 10 July 2009
Guests of the fests
Who's playing the outdoor events this summer...
10/07/2009 … Now Glastonbury memories have dimmed, here's our quick guide to some of the comedians who are playing the rest of this summer's outdoor festivals:GuilfestSurrey,…