More gongs for Miranda
16/03/2011 … Miranda Hart has added to her awards collection – scooping two Royal Television Society gongs for her BBC Two sitcom.
2011 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 16 March 2011
Frankie Boyle ads 'not offensive'
16/03/2011 … Posters advertising Frankie Boyle’s Channel 4 show have been cleared of promoting violence and drug abuse.
Tue 15 March 2011
Humiliation of love cheat Joey Page
Comic's public bid to win back girlfriend
15/03/2011 … Comedian Joey Page has been forced to parade around his home town with a sign around his neck admitting that he cheated on his girlfriend.
It's Gilbert Gott-fired
Comic loses job after Tweeting Japan jokes
15/03/2011 … American comedian Gilbert Gottfried has been fired as the voice of a giant insurance company after making bad-taste jokes about the Japanese earthquake.
© Ellis O'Brien Jimmy's king of the Zoo
15/03/2011 … Jimmy Carr has been voted the funniest man in Britain by readers of a men’s magazine.
Mon 14 March 2011
Give it some Latitude
14/03/2011 … Omid Djalili, Jason Byrne and Greg Davies are among the headline stand-ups appearing at this year’s Latitude Festival.
Rita Rudner comes to UK
14/03/2011 … Rita Rudner is bringing her one-woman show to London for the first time in more than 15 years.
Sun 13 March 2011
Gallagher out of hospital
US comic treated for minor heart attack
13/03/2011 … American comedian Gallagher has been released from hospital, after being treated for a minor heart attackThe 64-year-old collapsed on stage on Thursday night, just…