2009 Archives
Tue 19 May 2009
Gina Yashere: Brighton Comedy Festival
19/05/2009 … SHE'S five stone lighter and lives in the States now, but Gina Yashere's brand of comedy remains resolutely unchanged.
Mon 18 May 2009
© Jon Appleyard Win tickets to Latitude
Comedy, music, theatre, cabaret and literature festival
18/05/2009 … The Latitude Festival returns to the scenic Henham Park in Suffolk in July – and we have a pair of weekend camping tickets to give away.
Still bringing sunshine
Sean Prower pays tribute to Morecambe and Wise
18/05/2009 … It was Eric Morecambe’s birthday last week – he would have been 83 on Thursday – so I felt the urge to write about how much Eric and Ern made me admire comedy.
Gervais podcasts get animated
18/05/2009 … Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant are to make an animated series for America’s HBO network, based on their record-breaking podcasts.
Frankie Howerd's partner dies
...leaving comic's legacy to their 'adopted son'
18/05/2009 … Dennis Heymer, Frankie Howerd's secret lover of 41 years, has died at the Somerset home they shared.