BBC chief: Our comedy should ruffle feathers
We've not been neutered, says Freeland
21/02/2011 … BBC comedy chief Mark Freeland says the corporation shouldn’t be afraid to court controversy with the humour it puts on air.
2011 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 21 February 2011
Sun 20 February 2011
Dara fights to save his student newspaper
Comic set up journal 17 years ago
20/02/2011 … Dara O Briain is campaigning to save the student newspaper he founded while at university in Dublin.
Bootylicious!
Russell Kane's winning Beyonce impression
20/02/2011 … Russell Kane has made the final of this year's Let's Dance For Comic Relief after performing Beyonce’s Crazy In Love on Saturday night’s show.
Fri 18 February 2011
When men started behaving badly
Clips from unseen pilot to air
18/02/2011 … Clips from the never-broadcast pilot of Men Behaving Badly are to be broadcast tomorrow.
Dave Lamb turns conspiracy theorist
New comedy for Come Dine With Me star
18/02/2011 … Dave Lamb – the voice of Come Dine With Me – is to star in a new Radio 4 comedy about a conspiracy theorist.
Thu 17 February 2011
Jack pops up
C4 working on new vehicle for Whitehall
17/02/2011 … Jack Whitehall’s dominance of TV comedy looks to continue, with Channel 4 developing a new vehicle for the Stand Up For The Week star.
Vine goes back in time
17/02/2011 … Tim Vine is working on a pilot for BBC One described as ‘Mr Ben meets Robin Hood’.