10 O'Clock Live gets a haircut
02/11/2011 … 10 O’Clock Live is to return to Channel 4, but with a shorter format than last series.
2011 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 02 November 2011
Dave Spikey wins short film award
02/11/2011 … A pilot sitcom from Dave Spikey has scooped an award at a new comedy film festival.
Dark days are over
TV wants big, 'laugh-out-loud' comedies
02/11/2011 … Dark and underplayed comedy has fallen out of favour with TV executives, who now demand bolder, brasher shows, a panel of industry experts has agreed.
Ricky Gervais plans Channel 4 comedy
But details wrapped in secrecy
02/11/2011 … Ricky Gervais is about to start work on a secret new Channel 4 project, his producer has revealed.
© BBC Could Human Remains return?
02/11/2011 … Rob Brydon says he wants to reunite with his Human Remains co-creator Julia Davis… possibly for another series of the dark comedy.
Tue 01 November 2011
Doug Stanhope to tour UK
01/11/2011 … Doug Stanhope has announced his longest ever UK tour – with 33 dates next spring.
Ricky uncovered
Gervais denied Radio Times front page throughout UK
01/11/2011 … Radio Times bosses have denied that Ricky Gervais is only on the cover of this week’s magazine in certain parts of the country for fear of causing offence.
BBC3 boss 'doesn't know what comedies he wants'
01/11/2011 … BBC Three controller Zai Bennett has no idea what comedy shows he wants to bring to his channel, according to a corporation insider.