Ruff justice
Tom Allen's canine co-star banned
23/07/2010 … Comic Tom Allen’s canine co-star has been banned from appearing in his Edinburgh show, because of the Dangerous Dogs Act.
2010 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 23 July 2010
Cheggers: You're all bullies
Comics blasted for protecting their work
23/07/2010 … Keith Chegwin has complained that he’s being ‘bullied’ by comedians – just because they want credit for jokes they wrote.
Thu 22 July 2010
Frank Chickens are our god
Comedy fans subvert corporate poll
22/07/2010 … An obscure Anglo-Japanese avant-garde musical group is on course to be named the best comedy show to have come out Edinburgh in the past 30 years – thanks to voters…
C-bomb explodes. Few hurt
22/07/2010 … Alan Carr has attracted just 11 complaints after using the c-word on this chat show.
Wed 21 July 2010
Emo headlines Reading and Leeds
Festival comedy line-ups announced
21/07/2010 … The comedy line-ups for the Leeds and Reading festivals have been announced, with Emo Philips headlining as part of his current UK visit.
Tue 20 July 2010
Laughing at disability
Adam Hills to host Northern Ireland TV comedy
20/07/2010 … Adam Hills is set to front a new Northern Ireland comedy show based around disability.
© Optimum Releasing / Film 4 Chris Morris helps train spies
MI5 agents told: Watch Four Lions
20/07/2010 … British intelligence agents have been told to watch Chris Morris’s Four Lions movie to get a better understanding of home-grown terrorists.
© BBC US Gavin & Stacey 'not happening'
Co-writer thinks remake has 'gone away'
20/07/2010 … Plans for a US version of Gavin & Stacey have been shelved, co-writer Ruth Jones believes.