© C4 Christopher Guest plans new TV series
28/05/2012 … IT Crowd star Chris O’Dowd is set to star in a semi-improvised TV comedy made by Spinal Tap’s Christopher Guest.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 28 May 2012
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Facejacker: The movie?
28/05/2012 … Kayvan Novak is set to turn his Channel 4 prank show Facejacker into a movie.
Mrs Brown takes sitcom Bafta
And acting award for Jennifer Saunders
28/05/2012 … Mrs Brown’s Boys has been named best sitcom, beating nominees Rev and Fresh Meat.
Baddiel: I'm not taking drugs on TV
28/05/2012 … David Baddiel has denied he is to take Ecstasy on a live TV show.
Sat 26 May 2012
What a Buzz!
Frank Skinner becomes a dad for the first time
26/05/2012 … Frank Skinner has become a father for the first time at the age of 55.
Fri 25 May 2012
BBC launches its New Comedy Award
25/05/2012 … The BBC has launched its New Comedy Award for 2012.
Tony Gerrard dies
Comic's career spanned 44 years
25/05/2012 … Tony Gerrard, who had performed for almost 45 years on both the mainstream and the Jongleurs circuit, has died.
This sucks!
Ice lolly joke winner wasn't entirely original
25/05/2012 … It has proved a successful PR stunt to put the LOL back into lolly.