Frankie Boyle wins £50,000 libel case
Mirror wrong to call him 'racist'
22/10/2012 … Frankie Boyle says he is 'very happy' after winning more than £50,000 in libel damages over an article which called him a 'racist comedian'.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 22 October 2012
Time to Cool it
Phil quits comedy after 30 years
22/10/2012 … Phil Cool is to quit stand-up after more than 30 years in the business.
Fearne Cotton to leave Celebrity Juice
22/10/2012 … Fearne Cotton is to stand down from Celebrity Juice for a year to concentrate on motherhood.
The Hart sell
Miranda's book is a bestseller
22/10/2012 … Miranda Hart’s new autobiography has proved a publishing hit – entering the Sunday Times bestseller list at No 3.
Sat 20 October 2012
Frankie Boyle is 'callous'
20/10/2012 … Frankie Boyle ‘doesn't have a sensitive bone in his body’, his High Court libel trial has heard.
Fri 19 October 2012
1.8m find Hebburn
Sitcom is a ratings hit for BBC Two
19/10/2012 … New sitcom Hebburn proved a ratings hit for BBC Two last night.
'You should listen to me'
DJ Steve Penk tells off Al Murray
19/10/2012 … Al Murray has been told off on Twitter for daring to present a Radio 2 show in character as the Pub Landlord.
Steve Coogan to write US pilot
A first for the Alan Partridge star
19/10/2012 … Steve Coogan is to write his first sitcom pilot for the States.