7 Days comes around again
Al Murray's 5 Live show recommissioned
22/05/2013 … Radio 5 Live has commissioned another series of Al Murray’s topical show 7 Day Sunday.
2013 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 22 May 2013
Al Murray plans Pub Landlord movie
22/05/2013 … Al Murray is planning a Pub Landlord movie.
Tue 21 May 2013
Eddie Braben dies
Morecambe & Wise writer was 82
21/05/2013 … Eddie Braben – the writer who created the relationship that made Morecambe and Wise megastars – has died at the age of 82.
News from the Antipodes
Melbourne, Perth and NZ comedy festivals
21/05/2013 … The Melbourne comedy festival has announced a record-breaking year, taking more than £8.
Police snare Peter Kay's 'bogus brother'
21/05/2013 … Police have tracked down a man who allegedly posed as the Peter Kay’s brother to con pub landlords.
Sitcom shelved over US tornados
Mike & Molly series finale on hold
21/05/2013 … The series finale of US sitcom Mike & Molly has been shelved because of parallels with the Oklahoma tornados.
Mon 20 May 2013
How to get ahead in comedy
John Lloyd and others to share tips at Chortle conference
20/05/2013 … Chortle is to stage another conference for new and up-and-comings comics to get the lowdown on all aspects of the industry.
Sun 19 May 2013
Blue plaque for Galton & Simpson
At the TB hospital where they met
19/05/2013 … Hancock and Steptoe and Son writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson are to be honoured with a blue plaque at the hospital where they met.