Pulling a fast one...
Chortle's Fast Fringe line-up revealed
12/06/2009 … The line up for Chortle’s Fast Fringe showcase – featuring three-minute snippets of 28 acts heading to Edinburgh this August – has been unveiled.
2009 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 12 June 2009
'Surprisingly adequate'
12/06/2009 … Gossipy showbiz newsletter Popbitch has reported that Richard Herring has a ‘surprisingly adequate’ penis – after which he Tweeted: ‘My adequacy is no surprise…
Tanks for the series
BBC sitcom for McHugh's squaddie character
12/06/2009 … Scottish stand-up Greg McHugh has landed a six-part BBC sitcom for his creation, Gary: Tank Commander.
© NBC Earl stays dead
Talks to revive axed comedy fail
12/06/2009 … Talks to rescue My Name Is Earl have failed, meaning the show has officially come to an end.
Thu 11 June 2009
Clue team hit the road again
...with Jack Dee filling Humph's boots
11/06/2009 … I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue is to embark on a nationwide theatre tour – with Jack Dee as chairman.
Here comes the Scum
Work starts on BBC's ad agency sitcom
11/06/2009 … Filming has begun on a new BBC Two sitcom set in an advertising agency and starring Adam Buxton and Iain Lee.
Limmy have a series...
Scottish stand-up lands TV show
11/06/2009 … Glaswegian comic Limmy – whose comedy clips have become something of an internet phenomenon – has landed his own BBC sitcom.
Wed 10 June 2009
Awards boss acts over comic's spoof
Legal theat over bogus press release
10/06/2009 … Edinburgh Comedy Awards boss Nica Burns has threatened legal action against an American comic who falsely claimed to be sponsoring this year’s prizes.