Kevin Bishop to play vigilante cop
New movie starts filming today
10/10/2011 … Kevin Bishop has today started filming a new British comedy film set agains the recent London riots.
2011 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 10 October 2011
Still controversial after all these years...
10/10/2011 … Some members of Monty Python are said to be annoyed about the forthcoming BBC comedy-drama about the Life of Brian row.
Sun 09 October 2011
Lee Evans tops bestseller list
Knocking Peter Kay down to No 4
09/10/2011 … Lee Evans has knocked Peter Kay off the top of the hardback bestseller chart, after selling an impressive 16,000 copies in its first week of release.
© HBO Priest objects to George Carlin tribute
'Vulgar comic's a bad role model'
09/10/2011 … Plans to name a New York Street after George Carlin have hit problems – after a local priest complained the comedian was too ‘vulgar’ to be honoured.
Sat 08 October 2011
Hart attack
BBC replies to critics of Miranda's Radio 2 stint
08/10/2011 … Radio 2 has defended its decision to hand over the breakfast show to Miranda Hart and Jon Holmes after receiving complaints from listeners.
Rail staff make 3ft 6in comic's life hell
08/10/2011 … Stand-up Tanyalee Davis has reacted angrily after rail staff left her to dismantle her own mobility scooter on a station platform, citing health and safety fears.
Milton Jones takes on the nativity
08/10/2011 … Milton Jones has signed up to narrate a Christmas Facebook animation, retelling the nativity story.
© Fox The Simpsons survive
Pay deal secures two more series
08/10/2011 … The cast of The Simpsons have agreed to pay cuts to keep the show on air for another two years.