2m tune in to Derek
But more watch an old Peter Kay show...
13/04/2012 … Just over two million viewers tuned in to Rick Gervais’s new show Derek last night – above the average audience for Channel 4 at the time.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 13 April 2012
'A body like Albert Steptoe'
13/04/2012 … ‘When you have an act like mine, that’s basically like pornography or thrash metal, most people won’t like it.
Another health 'blip' for Ronnie Corbett
13/04/2012 … Ronnie Corbett has spent two more nights in hospital following a health scare.
Thu 12 April 2012
The Daily Meera
Syal to host new Asian comedy show
12/04/2012 … The BBC is to make a four-part British Asian comedy series presented by Meera Syal.
C4 drops 'groping' prank
Students 'didn't see the funny side'
12/04/2012 … Channel 4 has dropped a hidden-camera comedy sketch in which a blind man groped a nude model in an art class.
BBC One keeps up with the Joneses
12/04/2012 … Sarah Alexander and Neil Morrissey are to star in a new BBC One sitcom.
The biggest threat to comedy? Dave
Russell Howard bites the hand that feeds
12/04/2012 … Russell Howard has slammed the TV channel Dave, claiming it is the ‘greatest threat’ facing comedy.
Wed 11 April 2012
Absolutely sacked
Martin White loses his job as Dave Gorman's radio sidekick
11/04/2012 … Comedian and accordionist Martin White has been axed as Dave Gorman’s sidekick on his Sunday morning Absolute Radio show.