All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
...as Nine Lessons And Carols is axed
22/10/2013 … The atheist church set up by two comedians has launched a £500,000 crowdfunding appeal – just as Robin Ince axes the annual gigs which first married rationalism…
22/10/2013 … Felix Dexter died on Friday at the age of 52, after a fight with cancer.
Supersonic to take off in 2014
21/10/2013 … John Bishop has announced a 34-date arena tour for autumn 2014.
Producers blame slow ticket sales
21/10/2013 … The live tour of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy has been axed amid poor ticket sales.
21/10/2013 … ROOM 101 is to make a special episode featuring only children complaining about their pet peeves.
Sitcom is turned into a musical
21/10/2013 … Seventies sitcom Happy Days has been turned into a stage musical that will tour the UK.
The Sun apologises for bad-taste Maddie joke
21/10/2013 … It’s always been quick to criticise comedians who make an ill-judged quip – but now The Sun has had to apologise for making its own bad-taste joke, about Madelaine…
TV and radio work keeps him off stage
21/10/2013 … Rhod Gilbert says he’s thinking of quitting stand-up because he’s getting so many offers of TV and radio work.
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