Psychoville duo work on new series
Six half-hour films for BBC Two
06/09/2012 … Psychoville creators Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton are to create a new comedy horror show for BBC Two.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 06 September 2012
Wed 05 September 2012
No exceptions!
Matthew Crosby turned down for open spot – as he couldn't bring a friend
05/09/2012 … The row over comedy promoters requiring comedians to bring their own audience has been revived after Matthew Crosby revealed that he was turned away from an open…
Pedalling the Atlantic
Comic Rob Coleman's 3,000-mile challenge
05/09/2012 … Comic Rob Coleman is to attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a pedalo.
Open All Hours... but in a sex shop
Sitcom for Loaded's new TV channel
05/09/2012 … Lads’ mag Loaded is launching its own TV station – featuring a sitcom described as Open All Hours in a sex shop.
Sy's matters
Kids' comedy role for stand-up Thomas
05/09/2012 … Stand-up Sy Thomas is to star in a new children’s TV comedyHe will play a time-travelling adventurer, visible only to the title character, in the CBBC show The…
Michael Fassbender to play Frank Sidebottom
05/09/2012 … Hollywood star Michael Fassbender is to play ‘Frank Sidebottom’ in a new movie inspired by the comedian.
Risqué business
Bawdy sitcom oddity Casanova 73 coming to DVD
05/09/2012 … A forgotten Seventies sitcom oddity, which originally attracted the ire of clean-up TV campaigners for its risqué content, is to be released on DVD next month.
Tue 04 September 2012
Chris Tucker to tour the UK
Stand-up dates for Rush Hour star
04/09/2012 … Rush Hour movie star Chris Tucker is coming to the UK to perform a short stand-up tour.