Free the jailed joker
09/08/2010 … Amnesty International has renewed its campaign to try to free a comedian jailed for 35 years for criticising the Burmese government.
2010 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 09 August 2010
Staunton joins Psychoville
...as does Katherine Parkinson
09/08/2010 … Imelda Staunton and the IT Crowd’s Katherine Parkinson are to join the cast of Psychoville.
Jupitus: I almost quit Buzzcocks
Phill unhappy with host Amstell
09/08/2010 … Phill Jupitus has revealed that he almost quit Never Mind The Buzzcocks because he thought host Simon Amstell was too bitchy.
Sun 08 August 2010
Here come the girls
Awards boss hails rise in female comicss
08/08/2010 … Comedy award producer Nica Burns has hailed the huge rise in the number of female comedians at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Let's get this show on the road
Comic performs at traffic lights
08/08/2010 … An out-of-work comedian has taken to telling his gags to motorists waiting at traffic lights after his local club closed down.
Sat 07 August 2010
© 20th Century Fox Kazakhs plan Borat sequel
07/08/2010 … Kazakhstan is reportedly planning its own unofficial sequel to Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat movie.
Fri 06 August 2010
Mac's widow sues over death
'Doctor should have seen the signs'
06/08/2010 … Bernie Mac’s widow is suing the comedian’s long-time doctor over what she claims was his wrongful death.
At least Tommy Cooper died in the Palladium...
06/08/2010 … The Faulty Towers Dining Experience is back in Edinburgh, recreating the chaos of the famous Torquay hotel for diners’ amusement.