'There are fewer nipples on display in comedy...'
19/07/2013 … • Daniel Sloss says he has an ‘utter disdain’ for the elderly, claiming most of them don’t have a sense of humour.
2013 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 19 July 2013
Thu 18 July 2013
Le Strange is back... and more
18/07/2013 … GARY LE STRANGE, the New Romantic alter-ego of Waen Shepherd, has released his first new songs in almost a decade.
R4 renews comedy series
More episodes from Bridget Christie and Kerry Godliman
18/07/2013 … Radio 4 has recommissioned more comedy from Bridget Christie and Kerry Godliman.
Farewell Emmy nods for 30 Rock
18/07/2013 … 30 Rock has received 13 Emmy nominations for its final season.
Frankie Boyle goes on hunger strike
For Guantanamo prisoner Shaker Aamer
18/07/2013 … Frankie Boyle has started a hunger strike in support of Shaker Aamer, the last Briton being held at Guantanamo Bay.
Wed 17 July 2013
Woody Allen considering stand-up return
17/07/2013 … Woody Allen says he’s ‘toying with the idea’ of making a return to stand-up.
© BBC/NBCUniversal Family Tree has room to grow
17/07/2013 … FAMILY Tree, the improvised comedy from Spinal Tap’s Christopher Guest that stars Chris O’Dowd and Nina Conti, got off to a mediocre start in the ratings last…
Comics who use writers are like sports drug cheats
17/07/2013 … Stewart Lee says stand-ups who employ writers for TV routines should be shamed, like athletes who take banned substances.