Gervais: I'm going to do an arena tour
As work starts on Idiot Abroad 3
02/03/2012 … Ricky Gervais has announced plans for an arena stand-up tour – as he starts work on a third series of An Idiot Abroad.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 02 March 2012
More trouble Down Under for Bob Slayer
Comic banned from festival No 2
02/03/2012 … British comedian Bob Slayer has been thrown out of his second Australian festival because of his unruly behaviour.
'Doc Brown' is Del Boy's Grandad
Christopher Lloyd joins Only Fools USA
02/03/2012 … Christopher Lloyd, the actor best known for playing Doc Brown in the Back To The Future films, is to play Grandad in the American remake of Only Fools And Horses.
Thu 01 March 2012
This talk show host's a real Muppet
Jim Henson Co. working on BBC1 show
01/03/2012 … The creators of the Muppets are working on a new BBC1 chat show, featuring a puppet host.
10,000 vote in the Chortle Awards
...and still some are too close to call
01/03/2012 … The 10,000th comedy fan has just cast their vote in this year’s Chortle Awards – yet the polls are remarkably close.
Sacha Baron Cohen to seek out UK talent
01/03/2012 … Sacha Baron Cohen is to seek out new British talent after signing an exclusive deal with Hollywood studio Paramount.
Alan Carr, prince of Twitter
Second most powerful tweeter in the UK
01/03/2012 … Alan Carr is the second most powerful British person on Twitter, according to new research.