Time for a Naked Gun reboot?
12/04/2013 … The Naked Gun films could be revived … but without Leslie Nielsen as bumbling cop Lieutenant Frank Drebin.
2013 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 12 April 2013
Movie role for 'headbutt' comic
12/04/2013 … A stand-up who infamously headbutted a heckler is to star in film called.
Book deal for Mrs Brown
12/04/2013 … Mrs Brown’s Boys has dominated the stage, TV and DVD sales.
Thu 11 April 2013
Lee Mack to host Sky panel show
Duck Quacks Don’t Echo picked up for series
11/04/2013 … Lee Mack is to host a new Sky 1 panel show about odd facts, called Duck Quacks Don’t Echo.
John Lloyd to play the Fringe
...and he talks QI, Douglas Adams and blinkered TV executies
11/04/2013 … Top comedy producer John Lloyd is to debut a solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe.
'£4million' deal for Alan Carr
C4 contract renewed until 2015
11/04/2013 … Alan Carr has signed a reputed £4million deal to stay with Channel 4 for two more years.
Rich Fulcher, cult leader
In a new US sitcom in development
11/04/2013 … Mighty Boosh star Rich Fulcher is working on a new sitcom idea for the States.
Wed 10 April 2013
Herring up for top radio award
For his Leicester Square Theatre podcast
10/04/2013 … Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast has been nominated for a prestigious Sony Award.