© Fox Russia bans The Simpsons over Pokemon Go skit
Homer seen playing it in church
06/05/2017 … An episode of The Simpsons has been banned in Russia because it shows Homer playing Pokemon Go in Church.
2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sat 06 May 2017
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Round Ireland with a fridge plans put on ice
Tony Hawks abandons trip for family reasons
06/05/2017 … Tony Hawks has had to abandon his plan to tour Ireland with a fridge for the second time.
Fri 05 May 2017
Register to vote says Russell Brand
...yes, that Russell Brand that was once so against the idea
05/05/2017 … Before the last election, he famously urged youngsters not to vote.
Is Bigheads a threat to democracy?
ITV show edited over bias fears
05/05/2017 … Of all the shows likely to imperil democracy, ITV’s It's A Knockout-style gameshow Bigheads wouldn't be top of anyone’s list.
© Andy Hollingworth What women want...
Male comics read female sexual fantasies
05/05/2017 … A raft of male comedians are to read the innermost sexual thoughts of an anonymous woman in a new theatre show.
QI to release another fact book
1,423 new snippets of information...
05/05/2017 … QI is to release its sixth book of quirky facts this autumn, 1,423 QI Facts To Bowl You Over will be published by Faber & Faber on October 5.
BBC has more Women Talking About Cars
Radio 4 orders a second series
05/05/2017 … Radio 4’s Women Talking About Cars is to return for a second series.
Stephen Fry becomes a continuity announcer
To promote Mental Health Awareness Week
05/05/2017 … Stephen Fry and Ruby Wax are to become Channel 4 continuity announcers to mark Mental Health Awareness Week from Monday.