Graham Norton sells his TV company
Deal with ITV worth up to £17m
30/08/2012 … Graham Norton is set for a huge windfall after his production company, So Television, was bought by ITV for more than £10million.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 30 August 2012
Sarah Millican announces tour
30/08/2012 … Sarah Millican has announced a mammoth 86-date tour – stretching as far as May 2014.
Wed 29 August 2012
Khan't you take a joke?
185 complain over 'offensive' sitcom
29/08/2012 … The BBC has received 185 complaints over its new sitcom Citizen Khan, with some saying it was a ‘tasteless depiction of Islam’.
Opening Gates to America
29/08/2012 … Gates, the new Sky Living sitcom starring Joanna Page, could be the next British comedy to get an American remake.
Peter Cook's legendary club returns
Antidisestablishmentarianism in action
29/08/2012 … Peter Cook’s legendary comedy club The Establishment is set to make a return to London.
Micky Flanagan acts over fake tweets
Twitter imposters claim to be his booker
29/08/2012 … Micky Flanagan has joined Twitter – to tell his fans he’s not on Twitter.
Tue 28 August 2012
Adam Hills to host NI panel show
With Jimeon and Andrew Maxwell
28/08/2012 … Adam Hills is to host a new BBC panel show celebrating Northern Ireland, with Andrew Maxwell and Jimeoin as team captainsA non-broadcast pilot of Monumental was…
Les Dennis to star in Life's Too Short
28/08/2012 … Les Dennis has revealed that he will play a key role in the forthcoming Life’s Too Short special.