Russell Howard's very good news
16/02/2010 … BBC Three has ordered a third series of Russell Howard’s Good News before the second has even aired.
2010 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 16 February 2010
Mon 15 February 2010
Aural pleasures
Edinburgh hits transfer to Radio 4
15/02/2010 … A raft of Edinburgh hits are being made into Radio 4 comedies.
Record entries for student award
15/02/2010 … A record 207 hopefuls have entered this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Award.
And the 2010 nominees are...
All to play for in Chortle Awards
15/02/2010 … The nominees have been announced for this year’s Chortle Awards, with no one comedian leading the field.
© BBC Reggie returns
BBC orders second series of Perrin
15/02/2010 … The BBC has ordered a second series of Reggie Perrin.
BBC drops Omid show
15/02/2010 … BBC One has axed The Omid Djalili Show after two series.
Mighty generous
'Peter Kay' scam prompts fundraisers
15/02/2010 … Manchester stand-ups have organised a week of fundraising gigs to help a charity hit by a conman posing as Peter Kay’s brother.
Silverman tanks at US conference
...even organiser calls her 'God-awful'
15/02/2010 … When organisers of a major international conference of ‘the world's leading thinkers’ decided to invite controversial comedian Sarah Silverman to take to the…