Kings of cabaret
Genre gets its own Edinburgh award
14/06/2012 … Cabaret is to get its own award at the Edinburgh Fringe.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 14 June 2012
Rhys Darby to play Chortle Fast Fringe
14/06/2012 … Rhys Darby is to headline Chortle’s Fast Fringe showcase this month.
Comic Strip return – again
Five Go Mad... revival for Gold
14/06/2012 … The Comic Strip team are to make another instalment of their Famous Five spoofs, 30 years after the first episode.
Freakin' sweet...
Family Guy's Seth Macfarlane to play the Proms
14/06/2012 … Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is to take part in this year's BBC Proms.
Wed 13 June 2012
Jerry Lewis collapses
Fails to present award to Tom Cruise
13/06/2012 … Jerry Lewis has been rushed to hospital minutes before he was due on stage to hand Tom Cruise an award.
Omid sorry over Joleon Lescott jibes
Djalili apologises for his tweets
13/06/2012 … Omid Djalili has apologised after making a series of tweets joking about England defender Joleon Lescott.
Hound: I wasn't challenged by comedy
13/06/2012 … Rufus Hound has said he’s moving into acting after finding that he was no longer challenged by his comedy career.
Tue 12 June 2012
Turn it up to 11
Al Murray to honour the legend of rock amps
12/06/2012 … Pub Landlord Al Murray is to play a Wembley Arena gig – in honour of the inventor of the Marshall amplifier.