Russell Brand writes My Booky Wook 3
...and he has plenty to draw on
26/03/2012 … Russell Brand is writing his third autobiography in five years.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 26 March 2012
Fri 23 March 2012
© 20th Century Fox Borat's national anthem played at medal ceremony
Apology to Kazakh shooting team
23/03/2012 … Kazakhstan has demanded an apology after the fake national anthem from the Borat film was played at a medal ceremony for its shooting team.
‘How much per bollock?’
23/03/2012 … ‘I don’t get nervous, I just have creative apprehension,’ Barry Cryer.
Comedy clubs' lawsuit could force Glee off TV
23/03/2012 … The TV series Glee could be forced off the air if a court case brought by the comedy clubs of the same name is successful, a judge said yesterday.
BBC orders two more series from Stewart Lee
Comedy Vehicle is back... from 2014
23/03/2012 … The BBC has ordered two more series of Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle - but fans will have to wait two more years.
Thu 22 March 2012
Funny Women faces new 'pay to play' row
£15 fee, despite sponsorship cash
22/03/2012 … Funny Women is continuing to charge would-be comedians £15 to perform – even though it has secured sponsorship for its annual competition.
A Fistful of dollars
More Fist Of Fun on DVD after Series 1 turns a profit
22/03/2012 … The second series of Stewart Lee and Richard Herring’s Fist Of Fun is to be released on DVD – after the first turned a profit.
ITV vows to boost comedy
As it appoints a new commissioner
22/03/2012 … ITV has hired the producer of Little Britain as it vows to plough more money into prime-tine comedy.