Tim Minchin: I turned down the chance to be a sitcom star
‘I just don’t feel funny like that'
27/11/2019 … Tim Minchin has revealed that he turned down a lucrative TV deal to make a sitcom based on his own life.
Wed 27 November 2019
Andy Hamilton to release a book in longhand
Comedy writer's publishing first
27/11/2019 … Comedian and writer Andy Hamilton is to create publishing history by releasing a book entirely in longhand.
Don't give up your day job!
The agent who advised John Bishop NOT to go into comedy full-time
27/11/2019 … Making the leap to becoming a full-time comic is a huge step for anyone.
Louis CK faces more protests
But he ignores them to joke about his sullied reputation
27/11/2019 … Louis CK faced a handful of protesters at his shows in Israel this weekend, where he made light of the sexual misconduct that engulfed him.
Tue 26 November 2019
Comics star in new cooking show
Grime artist Big Zuu to make them meals
26/11/2019 … Comics including Rosie Jones and Desiree Burch are to take part in a new reality cooking show on Dave.
John Kearns: Double Take and Fade Away
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Theatre, London
26/11/2019 … It’s easy to wax lyrical about the bathetic poetry of the mundane that hallmarks John Kearns’s work.
What was John Candy's character selling in Planes,Trains and Automobiles?
26/11/2019 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Don't tweet when Gavin & Stacey's on!
So says Mathew Horne – at an event backed by Twitter
26/11/2019 … Mathew Horne has urged people not to use Twitter – at an event promoting the social media platform.