Tue 03 February 2015
Dame Edna has a bun in the oven...
03/02/2015 … DAME EDNA EVERAGE, David Mitchell, Victoria Wood, Kayvan Novak and Ab Fab duo Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley are among the celebrities taking part in The Great…
'Forget optimism and skinny jeans'
Old Comedian Of The Year contest opens
03/02/2015 … A new comedy competition has been launched for older comedians.
Comic on hunger strike for thalidomide victims
'They will watch me die,' says Gary Skyner
03/02/2015 … A comedian has entered his 13th day of a hunger strike demanding £150million compensation for victims of thalidomide.
Mon 02 February 2015
Entries open for student comedy award
Chortle seeks stars of the future
02/02/2015 … Entries have opened for the Chortle student comedy award – the 11th year of the prestigious competition.
BBC's transgender sitcom: First picture
Shooting starts on Boy Meets Girl
02/02/2015 … This is the first picture from Britain’s first transgender sitcom, which has just started shooting in Manchester.
© BBC 'What a vile paper'
The Sun blasted over Ted Robbins heart attack video
02/02/2015 … Ted Robbins’s sister has blasted The Sun for publishing a video of the comedian collapsing on stage.