All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© BBC ...Jim Davidson has come out in support
07/01/2011 … It might not be the sort of praise they want – but Jim Davidson has come out in support of Matt Lucas and David Walliams' new comedy Come Fly With Me.
07/01/2011 … ‘When you're a comedian, you never feel that anything you do is successful.
Notoriety for 'weirdo' Phil Zimmerman
07/01/2011 … Comedian Phil Zimmerman has hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons – after lunging at Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden.
Comic to star as Mole in Wind In The Willows
06/01/2011 … Ricky Gervais is to voice Mole in a new film version of The Wind in the Willows.
Duo may revive 'classic' characters
06/01/2011 … David Walliams and Matt Lucas say they might make more episodes of Little Britain.
06/01/2011 … Harry Hill has been named the top role model for boys in a survey of children.
Daily Star's dubious Frankie Boyle story
06/01/2011 … The Daily Star has falsely claimed that the BBC has ‘scrapped’ Frankie Boyle in the face of tabloid-fuelled fury.
International names and local acts
06/01/2011 … Some of the top names in stand-up are to be showcased in a new Irish TV series.
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