Jack Dee pilots Sky panel show
Format based on audience banter
18/01/2012 … Jack Dee could be fronting his own comedy panel show for Sky Atlantic.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 18 January 2012
Cop comedy Vexed to return
18/01/2012 … Shooting has begun on a second series of police comedy-drama Vexed.
Together at last: Pasquale and Powell
Odd couple for Doctor In The House play
18/01/2012 … Fifties comedy hit Doctor In The House is being revived for the stage – featuring the unlikely duo of Joe Pasquale and Robert Powell.
Tue 17 January 2012
Letterman booker fired for female comics gaffe
Eddie Brill axed as Late Show gatekeeper
17/01/2012 … The man who’s booked stand-ups for the Late Show with David Letterman for more than a decade has lost his job, just days after making controversial comments about…
Bafta nod for Chris Langham's comeback
Black Pond nominated for best debut
17/01/2012 … Black Pond – the dark comedy film that marked Chris Langham’s return to the screen following his child pornography conviction – has been nominated for a Bafta.
Comic Dave Lee dies
Panto favourite and charity fundraiser
17/01/2012 … Old-school comedian Dave Lee has died at the age of 64.
Mon 16 January 2012
New club is Just The Tonic for Leicester
Rival takes over Highlight venue
16/01/2012 … Nottingham comedy club Just The Tonic is to open a new venture in Leicester – taking over the Highlight venue.
Owzat! Cricket book deal for Miles Jupp
Based on his Edinburgh Fringe hit
16/01/2012 … Miles Jupp has signed a book deal based on his 2010 Edinburgh show Fibber In The Heat.