BBC orders another series of Getting On
On the day after Bafta triumph
23/05/2011 … The BBC has commissioned another series of Jo Brand’s NHS sitcom Going On – announcing the news the day after the show won her a Bafta for best comedy actress.
2011 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 23 May 2011
Merton: Frankie Boyle struggled on HIGNFY
23/05/2011 … Frankie Boyle struggled when he appeared on Have I Got News For You because he underestimated the audience, Paul Merton has claimed.
Daniel Rigby wins a Bafta
As does Jo Brand, Steve Coogan and more
23/05/2011 … Relatively unknown stand-up Daniel Rigby has won a Bafta award alongside the likes of Steve Coogan, Jo Brand and Harry Enfield.
Sun 22 May 2011
© Universal Studios Russell Brand deported from Japan
22/05/2011 … Russell Brand has been deported from Japan because of his old drug convictions.
Fri 20 May 2011
That's the end of IT
C4 sitcom to end, says Graham Linehan
20/05/2011 … The next series of the IT Crowd will probably be the last, writer Graham Linehan has revealed.
'`He forced his genitals against Plaintiff’s face'
20/05/2011 … In his memoirs, Frank Skinner, wrote: ‘You would be able to tell when my career was in ruins because I would start saying I was passionate about radio.
Thu 19 May 2011
An Idiot in Springfield
Karl Pilkington to appear on the Simpsons
19/05/2011 … Karl Pilkington is to appear on an episode of The Simpsons.
SYTYF finds new sponsor
19/05/2011 … It has traditionally been sponsored by broadcasters or DVD companies – but now Britain’s longest-running competition for new comedians is to be supported by…