Comedy Central scores biggest ever audience
Thanks to a naked Ashton Kutcher
21/09/2011 … Comedy Central scored its biggest ever audience last night – when it screened the first episode of Two And A Half Men since Charlie Sheen left the show.
2011 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 21 September 2011
© BBC Desperately seeking Michael
McIntyre tops list of internet searches
21/09/2011 … Michael McIntyre is the most searched-for comedian on Google, according to new research.
Fury as Aussie sitcom shows PM having sex
It's not like Are You Being Served?
21/09/2011 … Australia’s national broadcaster is in hot water over a sitcom scene showing Prime Minister Julia Gillard in a ‘sex scene’.
Comedy contest with a funny taste
Cafe chain wants comics' material for free
21/09/2011 … It made £36million profit last year – but cafe chain Costa Coffee has launched a new-act comedy competition that offers no cash prize.
Bill Bailey to star in Doctor Who
21/09/2011 … Bill Bailey is to head a cast of comedy actors appearing in this year's Doctor Who Christmas special.
Tue 20 September 2011
Michael McIntyre quits Britain's Got Talent
20/09/2011 … Michael McIntyre has quit Britain's Got Talent after just a year as a judge.
Mon 19 September 2011
© NBC Fox censors phone-hacking joke
...so Alec Baldwin boycotts Emmys
19/09/2011 … Alec Baldwin boycotted last night’s Emmy awards after a joke he made about phone hacking was censored from the broadcast.
Sun 18 September 2011
Hat Trick makes £5m
But comedy production company fears profit squeeze
18/09/2011 … Comedy production company Hat Trick has recorded a £5.