BBC1 to pilot Jason Byrne's sitcom
Possible telly transfer for Radio 2 show
09/08/2012 … Jason Byrne is to pilot a new studio sitcom for BBC One.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 09 August 2012
Wed 08 August 2012
Open Mike makes £4million
Boom time for producers of TV stand-up
08/08/2012 … Open Mike, the biggest producer of stand-up shows on TV, has seen its annual profits soar by almost a third in a year, up to more than £4million.
Joan Rivers thrown out of store
08/08/2012 … Police have thrown Joan Rivers out of a Californian store, after she staged a protest over their refusal to stock her book.
Tue 07 August 2012
© Featureflash / Shutterstock.com Sacha Baron Cohen to star in spy spoof
07/08/2012 … Sacha Baron Cohen is to make a spoof James Bond-style film – after selling the idea to Paramount Studios for around £1million.
Mon 06 August 2012
Edinburgh show kicked out of TWO venues
06/08/2012 … A charity comedy gig has been kicked out of its second Edinburgh Fringe venue for fear of causing offence.
Russell Kane Unzipped again
BBC Three orders second series
06/08/2012 … BBC Three has ordered a second series of Russell Kane’s audience discussion show Unzipped.
Sun 05 August 2012
Tig Notaro: I have breast cancer
05/08/2012 … American comedian Tig Notaro has revealed that she has breast cancer.
Worthy of Baldrick...
STV taken in by fake Rowan Atkinson tweet claiming Blackadder would return
05/08/2012 … Scottish ITV broadcaster STV has fallen for a fake Twitter account claiming that Blackadder was due to return.