Coming to cinemas... Fringe comedy
18/07/2014 … EDINBURGH Fringe shows – are to be aired in cinemas across the UK.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 18 July 2014
Racist Joke Show causes a stir
Posters changed over sponsor branding
18/07/2014 … A comedian has had to change his Edinburgh Fringe poster – because it looked as if taxpayers were funding an hour of racist jokes.
Thu 17 July 2014
Bill Bailey revives Name That Tune
17/07/2014 … Bill Bailey is set to host a revival of Name That Tune, after chairing a pilot episode for ITV last night.
Unseen sitcom Insecurities released online
With Paul Tonkinson and John Archer
17/07/2014 … An unseen sitcom pilot starring stand-ups Paul Tonkinson and John Archer has been posted on YouTube.
Viewers don't rate BBC comedies
'Too middle-class and too many panel shows'
17/07/2014 … BBC comedies are not striking a chord with viewers, a major performance review has found.
Elaine Stritch dies at 89
17/07/2014 … Larger-than-life Broadway legend Elaine Stritch, also known her role in 30 Rock, has died at the age of 89.
Wed 16 July 2014
You stole my teddy bear!
Seth MacFarlane faces lawsuit over Ted
16/07/2014 … Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is being sued over claims that his movie Ted was plagiarised.
The worst sitcom ever?
What The Room's Tommy Wiseau did next
16/07/2014 … The director of the atrociously bad cult movie The Room is to make his own sitcom.