Revealed: The habits of comedy-goers
What they like, what they spend, and where they go
30/09/2014 … The top five touring stand-ups sell more tickets than every other comedian put together.
2014 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 30 September 2014
Harry Hill to play Professor Branestawm
30/09/2014 … Harry Hill is to make his acting debut for BBC One in Professor Branestaw, a family film adapted from the classic series of children's books.
© BBC BBC pulls 'insulting' Horrible Histories sketch
Skit implied Florence Nightingale was racist
30/09/2014 … The BBC has dropped a Horrible Histories sketch amid complaints it falsely portrayed Florence Nightingale as racist.
Drunk History comes to the UK
Jimmy Carr to narrate British remake
30/09/2014 … American TV series Drunk History – in which inebriated comics recount stories from the past – is to be remade for the UK, with Jimmy Carr as the narrator.
© Steve Ullathorne Hugh Dennis joins Not Going Out
30/09/2014 … HUGH DENNIS is joining the cast of Not Going Out.
Mon 29 September 2014
Still alive: The rumours that Andy Kaufman faked his death
Pal Bob Zmuda revives hoax story
29/09/2014 … The story that Andy Kaufman faked his own death 30 years ago has been revived by his pal.
Revealed: Who The Simpsons killed off
29/09/2014 … THE character killed off by The Simpsons has been revealed –largely to the disappointment of fans.
Sun 28 September 2014
Cleese: I felt no excitement on stage with Python
Comedian's ennui at O2 reunion
28/09/2014 … John Cleese says he felt ‘no trace of excitement’ at being on stage for the Monty Python farewell gigs earlier this year.