Watchdogs clear Atkinson sketch
Comic Relief did not break rules
01/07/2013 … Watchdogs have cleared the BBC for airing a Comic Relief sketch in which Rowan Atkinson parodied the Archbishop of Canterbury.
2013 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 01 July 2013
Suicide sitcom allowed to die peacefully
01/07/2013 … The BBC’s controversial comedy about assisted suicides, Way To Go, will not be returning for a second series, the corporation has confirmed.
BBC comedy pilots go online
01/07/2013 … THE BBC has released its eight Comedy Feed pilots online, including shows by Nick Helm, Cariad Lloyd, Kerry Howard, Totally Tom and Elis James and Chris Corcoran.
They're not all bad!
Comedy writers defend TV execs
01/07/2013 … Some of Britain’s top comedy writers have leapt to the defence of TV executives, amid a barrage of accusations about meddling and incompetence.
Sun 30 June 2013
Festivals, festivals, festivals
30/06/2013 … Yes, there are a lot of festivals in the comedy week ahead.
They wanted vampires in my pub sitcom!
Another comedy writer blasts TV executives
30/06/2013 … A comedy writer has vowed never to work in TV again – after meddling BBC executives ruined his sitcom script.
Stand-up's own Smith-sonian
Linda's archive starts a stand-up library
30/06/2013 … Linda Smith’s personal archive has been donated to the University of Kent – kickstarting a special collection of stand-up material.
Daniel Rigby goes Undercover
Stand-up to star in cop sitcom
30/06/2013 … Daniel Rigby is set to star in his own sitcom as an undercover cop.