© WireImage The most powerful man in comedy
22/06/2012 … Super-agent Addison Cresswell has been named the most influential person in comedy.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 22 June 2012
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Greg Davies goes back to school
New sitcom for Inbetweeners star
22/06/2012 … Greg Davies is to write and star in his own Channel 4 pilot – as another teacher.
Thu 21 June 2012
Has Edinburgh dodged the Olympic bullet?
21/06/2012 … The director of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards has praised Fringe organisers for dodging the potential catastrophe caused by clashing with the Olympic Games.
Revealed: Alan Partridge movie plot
21/06/2012 … Armando Iannucci has revealed some of the plot of the new Alan Partridge movie.
Bafta seeks comedy writers
21/06/2012 … Bafta is seeking budding British comedy writers to showcase to American TV executives.
Gervais is the new king of Twitter
21/06/2012 … Move over Stephen Fry, Ricky Gervais is the most influential comedian on Twitter.
Toga party!
ITV pilots 'The Inbetweeners meets ancient Rome'
21/06/2012 … ITV2 has piloted a sitcom set in ancient Rome, starring Friday Night Dinner’s Tom Rosenthal.
'Cripple' case postponed
Delay for comedy promoter's trial
21/06/2012 … Legal action against a comedy promoter arrested after using the word ‘crippled’ to promote a comedian with muscular dystrophy has been postponed.