Plaque remembers Tony Hancock
London honour on his 90th birthday
12/05/2014 … Tony Hancock has been honoured with a blue plaque outside his former London home on what would have been his 90th birthday.
2014 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 12 May 2014
Sun 11 May 2014
Whose Line Is It Anyway? to return
Clive Anderson to host live Fringe version
11/05/2014 … Whose Line Is It Anyway? is returning as a live show at the Edinburgh Fringe.
BBC reveals its comedy curios
Including a Madness sitcom and an early version of Borat
11/05/2014 … Obscure comedy gems - including a sitcom starring Madness and Sacha Baron Cohen's first incarnation of Borat - are to get a rare airing on BBC Two tonight.
Tormented by teacher who called me 'thick'
Jack Dee reveals his childhood humiliation
11/05/2014 … Jack Dee has revealed how he was plagued for years after a headteacher branded him ‘thick’ in front of his entire school.
Sat 10 May 2014
© DAN KENNEDY 2010 - KELLY BROOK FOR LG Kelly Brook's US sitcom gets a series
NBC orders six episodes of One Big Happy
10/05/2014 … Kelly Brook’s American sitcom has been picked up for a series.
Newsnight becomes a comedy show
One-off referendum revue from the Fringe
10/05/2014 … BBC Two's flagship current affairs programme is to consider the epoch-defining Scottish referendum – with a comedy revue.
Fri 09 May 2014
Courtney Love shuns 'musky' Russell Brand
09/05/2014 … 'It’s very well being a little bit funny, but if you're not willing to gig three times a week for nothing, you won't get anywhere.