American Dad! is 'too violent'
...for an 8.30pm slot, regulator rules
03/12/2012 … American Dad! has been rapped by broadcast watchdogs for being too violent.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 03 December 2012
'You snaggletoothed grammar holocaust'
Frankie Boyle's Twitter fight with X-Factor finalist James Arthur
03/12/2012 … X Factor finalist James Arthur has threatened Frankie Boyle after a Twitter fight turned nasty.
Filming starts on Psychoville duo's new series
Inside No 9 to air in late 2013
03/12/2012 … Filming has begun on Inside No.
Sun 02 December 2012
Harry Hill tops Comedy Award nominees
02/12/2012 … Harry Hill’s TV Burp leads the nominations in this year’s British Comedy Awards, as his show comes to the end.
Sat 01 December 2012
Morecambe 'should ditch Wise'
What BBC thought before they made it big
01/12/2012 … BBC chiefs wanted Eric Morecambe to ditch Ernie Wise and go solo, according to a memo unearthed in the corporation archives.
© BBC Dad's Army star Bill Pertwee 'very alive'
Despite what the internet says
01/12/2012 … Dad’s Army star Bill Pertwee has become the subject of hurtful internet rumours that he died at the age of 86.
Fri 30 November 2012
June Whitfield, comedy legend
Actress to receive festival accolade
30/11/2012 … June Whitfield is to be honoured with the first Comedy Legend award to be given out by Bristol’s Slapstick festival of vintage humour.
Producer sues Pythons over Spamalot
30/11/2012 … The surviving members of Monty Python are being sued by a film producer who says he is owed royalties from the stage show Spamalot.