© EPA / Narong Sangnak 'The most degenerate show on TV'
Jim Jefferies' US series starts tonight
17/01/2013 … Jim Jefferies gets his American break tonight, when his sitcom Legit makes its debut on the FX network.
2013 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 17 January 2013
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© EPA / Narong Sangnak Thai comic jailed for insulting monarchy
17/01/2013 … A Thai comedian has been jailed for insulting the monarchy.
Diff'rent Strokes star dies
'A father figure on and off screen'
17/01/2013 … Diff'rent Strokes star Conrad Bain has died at the age of 89.
Karl's mid-life crisis
Pilkington to go it alone for new Sky 1 series
17/01/2013 … Karl Pilkington is to make another comic documentary series for Sky 1 – but this time without Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
Comics head for Sky Arts
New series of Playhouse Presents...
17/01/2013 … Johnny Vegas, Mathew Horne, Peter Serafinowicz and Johnny Sweet will all star in a new series of one-off dramas for Sky Arts.
Wed 16 January 2013
Cartoon villains!
Company steals comic's artwork to use as an ad
16/01/2013 … A comedian has hit out after a pet supply company stole one of her cartoons and used it as an advert.
Hebburn 'a waste of money'
As there's nothing in it about geologists
16/01/2013 … The BBC has been accused of ‘wasting money’ on its hit sitcom Hebburn – because it doesn’t show the titular Tyneside town in a good light.
Never-ending Norton
Graham set for marathon chat show
16/01/2013 … Graham Norton is set to host a seven-hour chat show marathon in aid of Comic Relief.