Russell Brand on Paralympics row
'Stop being silly' he tells critics
12/09/2011 … Russell Brand has told the Press to ‘stop being silly’ after he was criticised for comments he made about the Paralympics.
2011 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 12 September 2011
Fri 09 September 2011
Jasper Carrott returns to stand-up
09/09/2011 … Jasper Carrott is to return to his stand-up roots for a new BBC One series.
'Do you think Michael McIntyre has sold out?'
09/09/2011 … ‘Stand-up comedy puts food on the table.
Gervais plans live Golden Globes podcast
The biggest live webcast ever?
09/09/2011 … Ricky Gervais is planning to provide a three-hour live podcast, commenting on the Golden Globes.
Comics 'will be playing UK stadiums soon'
09/09/2011 … Comedians will be playing huge stadiums in the UK before too long, some industry experts predict.
Dara finds sum laughs
O Briain to host Dave maths series
09/09/2011 … Dara O Briain is to front a maths-based comedy series for digital channel Dave.
Greed and TV are killing comedy
Says top promoter Noel Faulkner
09/09/2011 … One of Britain’s top club promoters has launched a no-holds-barred attack on the greedy agents and generic TV stand-ups he says are killing comedy.
Now it's Friends: The Opera
...but David Schwimmer isn't involved
09/09/2011 … Comedy Central has commissioned an opera based on the long-running sitcom Friends.