The IT Crowd in space?
C4 pilot for Linehan and Buxton
10/02/2015 … Graham Linehan and Adam Buxton have joined forces to write a new sci-fi comedy pilot for Channel 4.
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Tue 10 February 2015
Did the Grammys snub Joan Rivers?
Comic omitted from 'in memoriam' reel
10/02/2015 … Joan Rivers fans are upset that the comedy legend was not honoured at the Grammy Awards's 'in memoriam' section at the weekend.
© Adam Johnson/Slapstick Barry Cryer hailed as a legend
10/02/2015 … BARRY CRYER is to be honoured as a 'comedy legend' by Bristol's Slapstick festival, following in the footsteps of Barry Humphries and June Whitfield.
Mon 09 February 2015
Grammy for Joan Rivers
09/02/2015 … Joan Rivers won her first Grammy award last night – posthumously.
Heckling encouraged
New comedy shows court the loudmouths
09/02/2015 … Hecklers are usually comedians’ biggest bugbear, with their drunken, unfunny contributions to the evening.
Sarah Millican vs the trolls
...and why she will never play arenas
09/02/2015 … Sarah Millican used to count up every single insult that trolls sent her on Twitter.
Early feminists in flatshare sitcom
Lucy Porter pens new Radio 4 comedy
09/02/2015 … Lucy Porter is writing an historical feminist sitcom for Radio 4.
Miranda unveils some Hartwork
'Donation statues' for Comic Relief
09/02/2015 … Miranda Hart has unveiled a collection of Comic Relief ‘donation statues’ featuring famous comedy icons.