A shit competition?
Comedy contest – all about poo
18/04/2011 … It is the sort of challenge that would test even the most experienced comedian: to write a three to five-minute stand-up routine… all about washing your hands…
2011 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 18 April 2011
Sun 17 April 2011
John Cleese turned down a peerage
...because he didn't want to live in UK
17/04/2011 … John Cleese was offered a seat in the House of Lords – but turned it down because he didn’t want to live in England all year round.
US Thick Of It gets network vote
Veep starts production this autumn
17/04/2011 … The American version of The Thick Of It has been given the green light.
Sat 16 April 2011
Are You Being Served? star dies
16/04/2011 … Are You Being Served? star Trevor Bannister has died of a heart attack at the age of 76.
Fri 15 April 2011
BBC slashes comedy department
15/04/2011 … The BBC’s in-house comedy department is to be slashed by a quarter – with the loss of 15 jobs.
© BBC BBC renews Twenty Twelve
Second series for Olympic sitcom
15/04/2011 … BBC Four’s Olympic comedy, Twenty Twelve, has been commissioned for a second series.
You'll have someone's eye out...
15/04/2011 … Richard Herring says his worst heckle came from a14-year-old boy, who told him: ‘The sleeves of your jacket are slightly frayed.
Thu 14 April 2011
Getting into comedy: All you need to know
Chortle to host beginners' seminar
14/04/2011 … Chortle is to stage a day-long conference for new and aspiring comedians, offering invaluable tips on all aspects of the industry.