Shameless to end
C4 comedy-drama winds down after 11 series
09/10/2012 … Channel 4's comedy-drama Shameless is to end next year, after 11 series.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 09 October 2012
Justin Lee Collins guilty of harassing ex
09/10/2012 … Justin Lee Collins has been sentenced to 140 hours of community service after a jury found him guilty of harassing his former girlfriend Anna Larke.
Facebook trials set a precedent
Bad-taste jokes could lead to jail
09/10/2012 … Fears are rising that comedians could face prison for their material after two men were jailed for making offensive comments online.
Starting a new Liff
John Lloyd pens sequel to comedy classic
09/10/2012 … QI creator John Lloyd is working on a new follow-up to The Meaning Of Liff, the classic comedy book he co-wrote with Douglas Adams.
Ab Fab up for its 2nd Emmy
09/10/2012 … The Absolutely Fabulous 20th anniversary specials, Sky 1's Spy and Charlie Brooker's dark satire Black Mirror have all been nominated for International Emmy awards.
Sun 07 October 2012
Lost Blackadder ideas found
Script planned to spoof Nativity story
07/10/2012 … A draft script for a Christmas episode of Blackadder, set in Biblical times, has been unearthed during research for a new book.
Sat 06 October 2012
Tig Notaro's cancer routine released
06/10/2012 … A recording of the emotional stand-up routine in which American comedian Tig Notaro revealed she had breast cancer has been released as a download – thanks to…
Fri 05 October 2012
Telly comics flourish, but not the grassroots
Conference hears the state of the industry
05/10/2012 … The boom in stand-up on TV has not had a trickle-down benefit for Britain’s grassroot comedy clubs, a meeting of industry insiders has heard.