'Happy' Howden dies
Comic had a 50-year club career
17/08/2015 … Scottish comedian Alex 'Happy' Howden has died, close to his 76th birthday.
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Mon 17 August 2015
Inbetweeners' James Buckley turns stand-up
...in a new film based on comic James Mullinger's life
17/08/2015 … Inbetweeners star James Buckley is to play an embittered journalist hoping to become a top stand-up comedian in a new movie based on a true story.
Sun 16 August 2015
Comedians reveal the secrets of the job
16/08/2015 … Comics including Eddie Izzard, Stewart Lee and Sarah Millican have contributed to a new book about the inner workings of stand-up.
Sisters of mirthy
Susan Calman's sitcom and the rest of the comedy week ahead
16/08/2015 … The comedy week ahead.
Sat 15 August 2015
© CBS James Corden signs £3m deal
Two more years for US chat show
15/08/2015 … James Corden has reportedly signed a £3million deal to present his US chat show for another two years.
Fri 14 August 2015
Tina Fey works on a new comedy
14/08/2015 … TINA FEY is developing a new sitcom with her with 30 Rock producer Robert Carlock.
Meet the Ned Flanders metal band...
14/08/2015 … • There is an Arizona Ned Flanders-themed heavy metal band called Okilly Dokilly, all of whose members go by the name of Ned.
Comedy Central UK hooks up with Undateable
14/08/2015 … Comedy Central has bought the rights to American comedy series Undateable and Bob’s Burgers.