Sean Combs tries stand-up
16/01/2011 … Rap mogul Diddy has turned to live comedy, performing at a gig in New York’s Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.
2011 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 16 January 2011
You wait ages for a Buzz...
Russell Brand's episode to air at last
16/01/2011 … The BBC is to finally screen Russell Brand’s appearance on Never Mind The Buzzcocks – more than two years after he filmed it.
Sat 15 January 2011
Hill and Hart lead Comedy Award nods
British Comedy Award nominees named
15/01/2011 … The nominees for the British Comedy Awards have been unveiled, with Harry Hill and Miranda Hart leading the shortlist, with four nods apiece.
Tramadol Nights is 'worst TV comedy'
Viewers' 'accolade' for Frankie Boyle
15/01/2011 … Frankie Boyle’s Tramadol Nights has been named the worst comedy of last year.
Fri 14 January 2011
Hundreds complain over Daily Show axe
14/01/2011 … Hundreds of viewers have complained to Channel 4 about its decision to axe most editions of the Daily Show from More 4.
10,000 vote in Chortle Awards
14/01/2011 … More than 10,000 people have voted in this year’s Chortle Awards – with two days still to go.
'I saw Pudsey the Bear get into a fight...'
14/01/2011 … Miranda Hart says female comedians are judged on their looks and their weight in a way male comics are not.
Thu 13 January 2011
Student Comedy Award launches
13/01/2011 … The 2011 Chortle Student Comedy Award is now open for business…Now in its eighth year, previous winners and finalists have included Simon Bird, Tom Deacon, Lloyd…