Russell Brand lands American TV show
15/12/2011 … Russell Brand has landed his first American TV series.
2011 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 15 December 2011
Last Post for The Bugle?
Times pulls plug on satirical podcast
15/12/2011 … The Times has pulled the plug on Andy Zaltzman and John Oliver’s satirical podcast The Bugle after four years.
Phil Hammond axed in NHS reforms
15/12/2011 … Medical comedian Dr Phil Hammond is losing his GP’s job under cost-saving NHS reforms.
It's Money Python...
Cleese and Idle clash over cash
15/12/2011 … John Cleese and Eric Idle have become involved in a public spat over the money made by Monty Python musical Spamalot.
Wed 14 December 2011
Louis CK beats the media giants
Direct downloads turn a healthy profit
14/12/2011 … Louis CK made a profit from the stand-up special he released as a $5 download in just 12 hours.
Sky Spies a second series
14/12/2011 … Sky 1 has ordered a second series of its pre-watershed comedy Spy.
Inbetweeners movie breaks records
575,000 DVDs sold in a single day
14/12/2011 … The Inbetweeners movie has become the fastest-selling comedy DVD of the year, shifting 575,000 copies on its first day of release.
Jason Manford buys stake in comedy club
New director at Chester's Laugh Inn
14/12/2011 … Jason Manford has taken a financial stake in a new comedy club – providing a major publicity boost.