Alan Davies: Air crew told me to f--- off
18/12/2011 … Australian airline Qantas has launched an inquiry after Alan Davies complained that one of its stewards told him to ‘fuck off’.
2011 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 18 December 2011
Sat 17 December 2011
Comedy Awards honour axed shows
Gongs for Shooting Stars, Psychoville
17/12/2011 … Several shows axed by the BBC have been honoured at the British Comedy Awards.
Fri 16 December 2011
Micky Flanagan signs exclusive C4 deal
Broadcaster gets its chequebook out, out
16/12/2011 … Micky Flanagan has signed an exclusive one-year deal with Channel 4.
Noel Fielding to release an album
With Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno
16/12/2011 … Noel Fielding is to release the soundtrack for his surreal new E4 show as an album.
Bigger than the Belly
London's South Bank festival grows
16/12/2011 … The Udderbelly is to be part of a bigger carnival-themed festival when it returns to London’s South Bank for its annual summer stint.
A briefcase full of pubes...
16/12/2011 … ‘I can be miserable and moody, especially when I’m writing comedy,’ Eric IdleBill Hicks would have been 50 today.
Sky returns to Jinsy
Second series for surreal comedy
16/12/2011 … Sky has ordered a second series of surreal comedy This is Jinsy.
Eric Idle gets his 'Dick' out
16/12/2011 … Eric Idle is reviving a musical comedy that’s featured Eddie Izzard and Billy Connolly.