ITV takes Jennifer for a ride
Two-part horsey series for Saunders
10/04/2012 … Jennifer Saunders is filming a two-part documentary about horses for ITV.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 10 April 2012
First Aidan: Meet the People's Choice champ
Judges' student favourites revealed, too
10/04/2012 … Irish screenwriting student Aidan Greene has won the People's Choice vote in the Chortle Student Comedy Award.
'It gets on my tits'
Alan Davies sparks Hillsborough storm
10/04/2012 … Alan Davies is facing a storm of protest – including death threats – after criticising Liverpool FC's insistence that they never play on the anniversary of…
Mon 09 April 2012
Gervais's Derek does not mock the afflicted
09/04/2012 … Fears that Ricky Gervais’s new comedy Derek mocks the mentally challenged are unfounded – says the disability campaigner who successfully lobbied him over…
Mrs Brown turned them down...
'Ridiculous' offer for US remake rejected
09/04/2012 … Brendan O'Carroll says he has turned down a ‘ridiculous’ amount of money to remake Mrs Brown’s Boys for America.
Sun 08 April 2012
Keith Moon – comedian?
Who star's lost sketches unearthed
08/04/2012 … He achieved fame as drummer for The Who… but it seems Keith Moon had a hidden talent for comedy, too.
Free Fringe accused of obstructing comics
Ban on appearing at rival venues
08/04/2012 … The organisers of Edinburgh’s Free Fringe have been accused of placing unfair rules on its comedians – causing at least one show to be cancelled.
Sat 07 April 2012
Russell Brand could be back on the BBC
07/04/2012 … Russell Brand could be making his first programme for the BBC since the Sachsgate row four years ago.