The chosen ones
BBC announces College Of Comedy intake
15/06/2009 … The BBC has recruited six new writers to undergo its College of Comedy mentoring scheme.
2009 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 15 June 2009
Strong showing for TV comedies
Carr, McIntyre win big audiences
15/06/2009 … Comedy shows attracted big TV audiences over the weekend; with Alan Carr, Michael McIntrye and Have I Got News For You all attracting strong viewing figures.
Dave Spikey, headliner
Comic releases book of local newspaper stories
15/06/2009 … Dave Spikey is to release his first book: a collection of strange local newspaper headlines.
The bootlegger who saved Hancock
Lost episodes to be released on CD
15/06/2009 … Six lost episodes of Hancock’s Half Hour, long destroyed by the BBC, have been recovered thanks to a fan who recorded the shows off the TV.
Comedy? America's gone to Iceland...
US imports another sitcom format
15/06/2009 … American TV executives hunting for the next hit sitcom have turned to an unlikely source: Iceland.
Sun 14 June 2009
Now Bruno offends gay lobby
More flak for Sacha Baron Cohen
14/06/2009 … Sacha Baron Cohen has offended a new group of people: America's gay rights lobby.
Rare comedy films unearthed
Lost work by Milligan, Sellers and others...
14/06/2009 … A treasure trove of early film performances by comedians including Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Sid James and Ronnie Corbett have been unearthed in a London garage.
Panel beaten
Irish TV axes its top comedy show
14/06/2009 … Irish television’s biggest comedy show, The Panel, has been axed by broadcaster RTE.