This dragon's on fire...
Piff wins slot on Secret Policeman's Ball
29/02/2012 … Piff the Magic Dragon is about to get his 15 seconds of fame after winning a competition to appear at the Secret Policeman’s Ball in New York on Sunday.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 29 February 2012
Adam Hills joins the Paralympics
29/02/2012 … Adam Hills has joined Channel 4's commentary team for the Paralympics.
Ray Presto dies at 74
Stalwart of the London open mic scene
29/02/2012 … Ray Presto, a distinctive stalwart of the London open mic circuit, has died at the age of of 74.
Tue 28 February 2012
© BBC Life's Too Short up for international TV award
...against C4's Friday Night Dinner
28/02/2012 … Ricky Gervais’s Life's Too Short and Channel 4's Friday Night Dinner are both up for best sitcom at this year's Rose d'Or international TV awards.
Sports stars to try stand-up
...after mentoring from pro comics
28/02/2012 … Five top sports stars are to try their hand at stand-up as part of this year’s Sport Relief fundraising drive.
Mon 27 February 2012
Omid Djalili to star in Joe Orton farce
What The Butler Saw in West End
27/02/2012 … Omid Djalili is to star in a new West End production of Joe Orton’s comedy What the Butler Saw.
Would we lie to you? The show's returning
Sixth series of Rob Brydon panel show
27/02/2012 … BBC One has ordered a sixth run of Would I Lie To You? Another nine half-hour shows, hosted by Rob Brydon, will air in an 8.
From YouTube to big screen
Shooting starts on Svengali movie
27/02/2012 … Filming has started today on a new music-business comedy movie which began life as an internet viral.