BBC backs 15 new comedy writers
Up-and-comers selected for training
08/10/2015 … Fifteen up-and-coming comedy writers are to be mentored by the BBC.
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Thu 08 October 2015
X-rated Derek
Ricky Gervais's disbelief at DVD's 18 certificate
08/10/2015 … Ricky Gervais has been left stunned after censors gave the Derek DVD an 18 certificate.
Terry Gilliam: The other Pythons intimidate me
08/10/2015 … Terry Gilliam has revealed how he still feels intimidated by the quick verbal wit of his Monty Python colleagues.
Victory over Muslim comedy posters
Judge overturns NYC subway ban
08/10/2015 … A judge has overturned a ban on adverts for a Muslim comedy film running on the New York subway.
Wed 07 October 2015
© Stuart Hogben Alan Davies to climb Everest
07/10/2015 … ALAN DAVIES has joined the expedition to stage a stand-up gig on Mount Everest.
Dapper Laughs: Comics are snobs for not sticking up for me
They resent my success, he claims
07/10/2015 … Dapper Laughs has slammed comedians for not coming to his defence in the row that cost him his TV series.
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Stars announced for Chortle Comedy Book Festival
07/10/2015 … David Baddiel, Nicholas Parsons, Isy Suttie, Phill Jupitus, Jon Holmes and Bob Servant are among the names appearing at this year's Chortle Comedy Book Festival.
Tue 06 October 2015
Free tickets for Russell Howard's Good News
06/10/2015 … FREE tickets have just been released to be in the studio audience of the tenth series of Russell Howard's Good News, which returns to BBC Two later this month.