McIntyre: Pogues have banned my joke
Humour failure over Fairytale Of New York
14/03/2012 … The Pogues have banned Michael McIntyre from joking about their Christmas song Fairytale Of New York, he claims.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 14 March 2012
Tue 13 March 2012
This Is Spinal Tap... but with Whitesnake
Dead Cat Bounce make mockumentary
13/03/2012 … Irish comedy rock band Dead Cat Bounce are making their own This Is Spinal Tap – a ‘guerrilla mockumentary’ about Eighties soft rockers Whitesnake.
The Infidel gets Hindi remake
13/03/2012 … David Baddiel's film The Infidel is to be remade in Hindi.
Mon 12 March 2012
A clip round the years
Griff Rhys Jones to host archive quiz
12/03/2012 … Griff Rhys Jones is to host a new comedy panel show for Channel 4, based on archive TV clips.
Not a good advert...
Mad Bad Ad Show bumped from C4 schedule
12/03/2012 … Mark Watson and Micky Flanagan's panel show The Mad Bad Ad Show has been pulled from Channel 4's schedules midway through its run.
We nearly lost our Cool...
Comic Phil in 'nasty' M6 pile-up
12/03/2012 … Comedian Phil Cool has narrowly escaped serious injury after a 'nasty' motorway pile-up after a gig.
Chris Addison to be a porn editor
In Steve Coogan film King Of Soho
12/03/2012 … Chris Addison has landed a major role in the new Steve Coogan film about London porn baron Paul Raymond.
New sitcom for Greg Davies
Playing an overprotective father
12/03/2012 … Greg Davies is to play an overprotective father in a new BBC Three sitcom.