Victoria Wood plays mum
...in new Eric and Ernie drama
27/04/2010 … Victoria Wood is to star in a TV drama about the early years of Morecambe and Wise, playing Eric Morecambe's mother Sadie.
2010 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 27 April 2010
© BBC Paul Merton to front One Show
Temporary stand-in after Chiles leaves
27/04/2010 … Paul Merton is to guest host BBC One’s The One Show once Adrian Chiles leaves.
£50m to get Sacha's goat
Mega-deal for Baron Cohen's next film
27/04/2010 … Sacha Baron Cohen has signed a deal for his new comedy movie that could net him up to £50million.
Mon 26 April 2010
Bishop's move
Primetime BBC One show for John
26/04/2010 … Stand-up John Bishop is to host a primetime Saturday night show for BBC One – with his name in the title.
Taking stand-up to the Middle East
26/04/2010 … A new documentary about comedy in the Middle East has premiered at New York’s Tribeca film festival.
Sun 25 April 2010
Missing the joke...
Tories ask for help from comics who mocked them
25/04/2010 … The Conservatives’ advertising agency have asked a bunch of comedians to produce a party political broadcast for them – after watching them mock Samantha Cameron.
Sat 24 April 2010
Save our BBC!
24/04/2010 … Peter Kay, Eddie Izzard and David Mitchell are among the comics to have joined a campaign to publicly oppose Conservative attacks on the BBC.
C4 Comedy Gala to return in 2011
This year's event raises £900,000
24/04/2010 … Plans are afoot for another star-studded Channel 4 Comedy Gala next year – after this year’s O2 Arena event raised nearly £900,000.