Rory McGrath arrested
Comic held over alleged drunken assault
15/05/2013 … Rory McGrath has reportedly been arrested in Cornwall on suspicion of assaulting a couple.
2013 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 15 May 2013
Connolly joins film from Outnumbered team
15/05/2013 … Billy Connolly and David Tennant are to star in the new big-screen comedy from the writers of Outnumbered.
You can't say that!
Radio 4 rapped over 'grossly offensive' pun
15/05/2013 … Radio 4 has been criticised by the BBC Trust for a ‘grossly offensive’ pun.
Thinking big...
Relatively unknown comic books himself into Fringe's largest venue
15/05/2013 … A relatively unknown comic has booked himself into the biggest venue at the Edinburgh Fringe, in what he hopes will be a triumph of positive thinking.
Keith Lemon joins Corrie
15/05/2013 … Keith Lemon has filmed a cameo role in Coronation Street.
'The weakest event I've ever attended'
Hersch hits out at NZ comedy festival
15/05/2013 … Musical comic Rainer Hersch has hit out at the New Zealand Comedy Festival, after losing thousands of pounds on his trip there.
Tue 14 May 2013
Latitude lands Izzard
Eddie leads festival's new names
14/05/2013 … Eddie Izzard is to play this year’s Latitude festival.
Shameless creator takes on the cops
New C4 comedy from Paul Abbott
14/05/2013 … Shameless creator Paul Abbott is to write a new comedy-drama set in a scruffy police station ‘on the wrong side’ of Manchester.