Camp comic has a stroke
Duncan 'Chase Me' Norvelle hospitalised
15/06/2012 … Duncan Norvelle, the Eighties comedian famous for his catchphrase ‘chase me’, is recovering after a stroke.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 15 June 2012
Don't watch my awful gig!
15/06/2012 … ‘They can’t ignore me for much longer.
The Boyle Variety Show
15/06/2012 … Frankie Boyle, Vic and Bob, Harry Hill, Sharon Horgan and Kayvan Novak are taking part in a star-studded two-week series of Channel Four comedy specials this summer.
Thu 14 June 2012
Kings of cabaret
Genre gets its own Edinburgh award
14/06/2012 … Cabaret is to get its own award at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Rhys Darby to play Chortle Fast Fringe
14/06/2012 … Rhys Darby is to headline Chortle’s Fast Fringe showcase this month.
Comic Strip return – again
Five Go Mad... revival for Gold
14/06/2012 … The Comic Strip team are to make another instalment of their Famous Five spoofs, 30 years after the first episode.
Freakin' sweet...
Family Guy's Seth Macfarlane to play the Proms
14/06/2012 … Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is to take part in this year's BBC Proms.
Wed 13 June 2012
Jerry Lewis collapses
Fails to present award to Tom Cruise
13/06/2012 … Jerry Lewis has been rushed to hospital minutes before he was due on stage to hand Tom Cruise an award.