Alan Partridge bounces back
Second series for Sky Atlantic
13/08/2012 … Sky Atlantic has commissioned a second series of Alan Partridge’s Mid Morning Matters.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 13 August 2012
Sat 11 August 2012
Manchester Comedy Festival axed
Funding troubles put event on ice
11/08/2012 … This year’s Manchester Comedy Festival has been cancelled, following problems securing funding.
Fri 10 August 2012
Like a dog in a blancmange
10/08/2012 … 'If the only things we could joke about were things that were already funny, comedy wouldn't even exist' Australian comedian Ben BobjieSimon Evans took part in Set…
Micky Flanagan pilots family show
10/08/2012 … Micky Flanagan is piloting a new Channel 4 show based on the families.
Blaps new star: His name is Earl
10/08/2012 … Stand-up David Earl – best known as his alter-ego Brian Gittins – is to star in three online Comedy Blaps for Channel 4.
Thu 09 August 2012
ALF to be remade as a movie
09/08/2012 … ALF – the Eighties sitcom about an alien living with a suburban family – is set to be made into a movie.
Kristen Schaal works on spoof chat show
BBC3 project with Kurt Braunohler
09/08/2012 … Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler are working on a possible new spoof chat show for BBC Three.
Could Ricky Gervais have a pop hit after all?
Band covers Seona Dancing's 80s flop
09/08/2012 … Ricky Gervais could finally get a song into the charts – 30 years after his pop career stalled.