Radio 4 orders an all-star litcom
Six-part spoof of the Bloomsbury Group
25/05/2012 … Radio 4 has commissioned a sitcom spoofing the literary Bloomsbury Group.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 25 May 2012
'The point of comedy is to annoy people'
25/05/2012 … ‘The whole point of stand-up comedy is to annoy people.
Thu 24 May 2012
Sitcom role for Seann Walsh
24/05/2012 … Seann Walsh has landed his first sitcom role, starring alongside The Inbetweeners actor Blake Harrison in a new show for Comedy Central.
Eddie Izzard forced to quit marathons
24/05/2012 … Eddie Izzard has been forced to call a halt to his multi-marathon effort in honour of Nelson Mandela.
C4 blaps Dr Brown and Nick Helm
24/05/2012 … Nick Helm and Dr Brown have been commissioned to make online comedy shorts as part of Channel 4’s Comedy Blaps series.
Wed 23 May 2012
Robert Popper joins Chortle seminar
All you need to know about comedy biz
23/05/2012 … Writer, producer and performer Robert Popper has joined the line-up for Chortle’s comedy seminar next month.
Spinal Tap star hurt in car crash
23/05/2012 … Spinal Tap star Michael McKean has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition, after being hit by a car in New York.