Fiennes joins Gervais movie
First casting news for Cemetery Junction
13/04/2009 … Ricky Gervais has persuaded Ralph Fiennes to star in his new film Cemetery Junction.
2009 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 13 April 2009
Linehan slates sketch shows
13/04/2009 … Top comedy writer Graham Linehan has criticised repetitive sketch shows and ‘dumbed down’ BBC Three comedies.
© BBC Ben Miller directs double-act comedy
...but it's not based on personal experience, honest
13/04/2009 … Ben Miller is to direct a new comedy film about a feuding double act – but insists it’s not based on his own experiences with Alexander Armstrong.
Tiernan breaks comedy record
...but church charity tuns down the proceeds
13/04/2009 … Tommy Tiernan has set a new world record for the longest solo stand-up show, after performing for just over 36 hours.
Sun 12 April 2009
Assembly loses sponsorship cash
Another financial blow for Edinburgh
12/04/2009 … Another sponsor has pulled out of the Edinburgh Fringe, with the Assembly Rooms losing an estimated £60,000 a year from drinks firm Bellhaven.
Sat 11 April 2009
I'll sue over Al's jibes
Builder's threat to Pub Landlord
11/04/2009 … A builder is threatening to sue Al Murray after the Pub Landlord mocked him on stage.
Fri 10 April 2009
'Most male stand-ups are sexist'
10/04/2009 … Jo Brand has accused male stand-ups of creating a ‘new wave of misogyny’ in comedyShe says the majority of male comedians are instinctively sexist, citing Jimmy…
Thu 09 April 2009
Lennie Bennett dies
Comic turned game show host was 70
09/04/2009 … Eighties comedian Lennie Bennett has died at the age of 70.