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2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 20 July 2012
Thu 19 July 2012
Modern Family leads Emmy nominations
19/07/2012 … Modern Family leads the comedy field at this year’s Emmy awards for American TV.
Wed 18 July 2012
US Inbetweeners trailer released
And the internet doesn't like it
18/07/2012 … The first trailer for the American version of The Inbetweeners has been released – and already the internet has decided it hates the remake.
Tue 17 July 2012
Eyes on the prize...
New stand-up contest has a £20k pot
17/07/2012 … A new comedy competition has been launched with one of the biggest prize funds in stand-up.
Eddie Izzard joins the Palace
Showing football support, as he runs with Olympic Torch
17/07/2012 … Eddie Izzard has become an associate director of Crystal Palace, the football club he supported as a child.
Paddy McGuinness pilots C4 show
Based around clips of other programmes
17/07/2012 … Paddy McGuinness is being lined up to front a possible clip show for Channel 4.
Mon 16 July 2012
Coogan cleared in speeding case
Court accepts why he didn't name driver
16/07/2012 … Steve Coogan has been cleared in his latest motoring case.
Festival boss 'regrets' Minchin offence
Henley boss apologises for set
16/07/2012 … A festival organiser who booked Tim Minchin has failed to back the comedian when some ticket-holders complained about his ‘blasphemous’ act.