Avalon take over Pete & Dud estate
16/04/2015 … COMEDY agents Avalon have taken over the estates of Kenny Everett and Peter Cook and Dudley Moore after buying a rival agency.
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Thu 16 April 2015
Wed 15 April 2015
ITV picks up Jason Manford's Funny Old Week
15/04/2015 … JASON MANFORD's topical show It's A Funny Old Week has been picked up by ITV.
Alan Partridge to write a new bestsell-aha
15/04/2015 … Alan Partridge is to write a new book – a follow-up to his memoirs I, Partridge.
Tue 14 April 2015
Veep gets another term
14/04/2015 … HBO has renewed both Veep and tech comedy Silicon Valley.
Comic's doodles land her a book deal
Jessie Cave to publish cartoon collection
14/04/2015 … Comedian Jessie Cave has signed a book deal to release a collection of her single-panel cartoons.
Kearns and Omielan up for Barry Award
Australia's biggest live comedy accolade
14/04/2015 … Luisa Omielan and John Kearns have been nominated for the biggest prize in live comedy in Australia.
Mon 13 April 2015
Enfield & Whitehouse announce their tour dates
13/04/2015 … HARRY ENFIELD and Paul Whitehouse have announced 17 dates of their Legends! tour, marking 25 years of their comedy partnership.
Gina Yashere: Russell Peters stole from me
13/04/2015 … Gina Yashere has accused Russell Peters of joke theft, a week after the Canadian comic claimed that new Daily Show host Trevor Noah stole material from him.