Good news, Weeks
Sketch actor Ed gets big break in US sitcom
17/05/2012 … British comic and actor Ed Weeks could be poised for US stardom thanks to a new sitcom.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 17 May 2012
The grand prize...
Funny's Funny winnner will get £1,000
17/05/2012 … The Funny’s Funny competition for female comedians has announced that its top prize will be £1,000 this year.
Reality show for Keith Lemon
'The Kardashians meets I’m Alan Partridge’
17/05/2012 … Keith Lemon may be fictional – but that doesn’t mean he can’t star in his own reality TV show.
Get well soon, buddy
Comics send love after Carey Marx has heart attack
17/05/2012 … Comedians have rallied around stand-up Carey Marx after he suffered a heart attack at the weekend.
Wed 16 May 2012
Frankie Boyle is 'pathetic'
Slammed over 'autistic' comment
16/05/2012 … Frankie Boyle has been condemned after criticising 2,100 schoolchildren who formed the Olympic rings to raise money for charity.
Coogan's got soul
Steve signs for new Brit flick
16/05/2012 … Steve Coogan is set to star in a new film about Seventies soul music.
Tue 15 May 2012
All you need to know about the comedy biz
Chortle to host another seminar
15/05/2012 … Chortle is to host another seminar for new and aspiring comedians, offering invaluable tips on all aspects of the industry.
Bad dog!
Sitcom has to change name of pooch named after murders
15/05/2012 … Producers of a new sitcom have been forced to rename a dog character, after a complaint that it was a reference to notorious murder cases.