BBC's Fringe comedy marathon
31/05/2012 … The BBC is to screen a live eight-hour overnight comedy marathon from the Edinburgh Fringe.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 31 May 2012
Fringe grows – despite Olympics
Now 2,695 shows, up 6% on 2012
31/05/2012 … This year’s Edinburgh Fringe will be bigger the ever – disproving fears that performers might stay away from the world’s biggest arts festival as it partly…
Sky seeks new character comics
Series of short films commissioned
31/05/2012 … Sky has commissioned a series of ten short films to showcase characters from up-and-coming comedy talent.
University's ha-ha-harchive
31/05/2012 … Veteran comedian Bernie Clifton will today open a valuable comedy archive, featuring around 500 hours of audio footage.
Wed 30 May 2012
Seinfeld offered $100m to return to sitcom
30/05/2012 … Jerry Seinfeld was offered $100 million deal to make one more season of his hit sitcom – but walked away from the massive offer because he wanted to start a family.
Conference calling...
Revealed: Line-up of experts at Chortle's event for comics
30/05/2012 … The full timetable has now been announced for Chortle's Comedy Conference.
© BBC BBC blocks Queen mash-up
Cassetteboy foiled by copyright
30/05/2012 … A comedy internet mash-up of Andrew Marr’s fawning portrait of the Queen has been removed from YouTube following a complaint by the BBC.
What's in tomorrow's Edinburgh Fringe programme?
30/05/2012 … The Edinburgh Fringe launches its full programme tomorrow - but Chortle today publishes details of more than 700 comedy shows heading to Edinburgh this August.