Karl goes on tour... of shop car parks
07/09/2012 … ‘I don’t think it’s my business to try to amuse trendy young people.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 07 September 2012
Official: Peter Kay enters record books
Celebrates by referencing 80s TV show
07/09/2012 … Peter Kay has officially entered the Guinness World Records book for the planet’s biggest-selling stand-up tour.
Thu 06 September 2012
Plaque marks the Life Of Graham
06/09/2012 … An unofficial ‘blue plaque’ was unveiled to Graham Chapman today, on the side of a pub in Highgate, North London.
Comedy Central in Michael Clarke Duncan gaffe
06/09/2012 … Comedy Central has apologised after saying that Michael Clarke Duncan’s career never ‘took off’ – just two days after he died.
Silence is golden...
Boy With Tape On His Face is named Fringe critics' favourite
06/09/2012 … The Boy With Tape On His Face was the best-reviewed show of the Edinburgh Fringe, according to new analysis of Fringe press coverage.
Psychoville duo work on new series
Six half-hour films for BBC Two
06/09/2012 … Psychoville creators Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton are to create a new comedy horror show for BBC Two.
Wed 05 September 2012
No exceptions!
Matthew Crosby turned down for open spot – as he couldn't bring a friend
05/09/2012 … The row over comedy promoters requiring comedians to bring their own audience has been revived after Matthew Crosby revealed that he was turned away from an open…
Pedalling the Atlantic
Comic Rob Coleman's 3,000-mile challenge
05/09/2012 … Comic Rob Coleman is to attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a pedalo.