Tim Minchin: You can't tempt fate
...as he demonstrates with a shock soundbite
03/06/2012 … Tim Minchin has told an audience ‘I hope my daughter dies in a car crash tomorrow’.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 03 June 2012
'Olympics' comedy festival put on ice
'We've not gone bust,' say organisers
03/06/2012 … An ambitious Olympics-based festival featuring the likes of Alan Davies, Dylan Moran and Milton Jones has been shelved.
Blackadder 'the best show ever'
03/06/2012 … Blackadder has been voted the best British television series ever.
Sat 02 June 2012
Comedy writers need better pay
02/06/2012 … Comedy writers need to be paid more if British sitcoms are to be a long-term success, one of the country’s most respected producers has claimed.
Matt Lucas awards to return
02/06/2012 … BBC One has ordered a second series of The Matt Lucas Awards.
Fri 01 June 2012
Tommy Cooper fronts heart campaign
30 years after his fatal cardiac arrest
01/06/2012 … The British Heart Foundation is using Tommy Cooper in a new advertising campaign for cardiac health.
Could Lizzie and Sarah make a comeback?
Julia Davis drops hints over axed show
01/06/2012 … Julia Davis is eager to revive her axed comedy Lizzie and Sarah.