David Walliams 'to play Michael Barrymore'
10/03/2012 … David Walliams will play Michael Barrymore in a TV drama based on the comic’s rise and fall, it has been reported.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sat 10 March 2012
Firesign founder Bergman dies at 72
Absurd comic of the counterculture era
10/03/2012 … Peter Bergman, a founder of absurd American comedy troupe Firesign Theatre, has died at the age of 72.
CK pulls gig amid right-winger's fury
Louis not hosting Washington dinner
10/03/2012 … Louis CK has pulled out of a major Washington political event after facing a barrage of criticism from a right-wing commentator.
Fri 09 March 2012
Meet Stuart Leigh, the Stewart Lee tribute act
09/03/2012 … ‘People behave themselves better in venues that have a ceiling rose.
Sarah Millican's a ratings hit
09/03/2012 … Sarah Millican’s first TV programme has proved a ratings hit.
Thu 08 March 2012
Assembly buys two Edinburgh venues
Roxy Art House and Forest Cafe
08/03/2012 … Edinburgh Fringe operation Assembly is buying up two buildings in the city, to give it a permanent base for arts programming.
News Quiz accused of 'exploiting' writers
Comedy scribe offered £25 a day
08/03/2012 … The BBC has been accused of exploitation and hypocrisy, after asking comedy writers to work on Radio 4’s flagship topical show The News Quiz for free.
It's Tim Bark-Taylor
Goodies star for BBC One animal show
08/03/2012 … Tim Brooke-Taylor is to front a new spoof news bulletin about animals, in what will be his first major TV comedy since the Goodies.