Frankie Boyle is 'pathetic'
Slammed over 'autistic' comment
16/05/2012 … Frankie Boyle has been condemned after criticising 2,100 schoolchildren who formed the Olympic rings to raise money for charity.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 16 May 2012
Coogan's got soul
Steve signs for new Brit flick
16/05/2012 … Steve Coogan is set to star in a new film about Seventies soul music.
Tue 15 May 2012
All you need to know about the comedy biz
Chortle to host another seminar
15/05/2012 … Chortle is to host another seminar for new and aspiring comedians, offering invaluable tips on all aspects of the industry.
Bad dog!
Sitcom has to change name of pooch named after murders
15/05/2012 … Producers of a new sitcom have been forced to rename a dog character, after a complaint that it was a reference to notorious murder cases.
Hound's out of Juice
15/05/2012 … Rufus Hound has confirmed that he has left Keith Lemon's Celebrity Juice.
America picks up White Van Man
The show BBC Three didn't want...
15/05/2012 … White Van Man is to be remade into a full US series – after BBC Three axed the original.
Oldies and goldies
Nicholas Parsons leads Sony Radio Award victors
15/05/2012 … Nicholas Parsons has won gold at the Sony Radio Awards – but at 88, he still wasn't the oldest winner last night.
Mon 14 May 2012
BBC pilots spoof cops show
14/05/2012 … BBC Scotland is to launch a a semi-improvised, spoof cop show starring Jack Docherty in his first major TV comedy in more than a decade.