'If you want to get started in comedy, steal'
John Cleese on his career, his plans – and some trade secrets
11/12/2014 … He's had one of the most enduring careers in British comedy – but John Cleese says he owes it all to a student landlady.
Thu 11 December 2014
Peter Kay 'worth £25million'
11/12/2014 … PETER KAY is worth £25million, according to the accounts of his two companies, Good Night Vienna Productions and Hussein Traders, filed at Companies House.
We've had enough middle-class sitcoms
BBC comedy boss outlines his plans
11/12/2014 … The BBC is turning its back on middle-class sitcoms, fearing that they lead to an ‘homogenous’ output.
Wed 10 December 2014
A Christmas Tail: The 2014 Weirdos panto
Gig review by Steve Bennett at Heroes Grotto Of Comedy
10/12/2014 … It may be becoming a December tradition, but there’s nothing especially seasonal about the pantomime staged by the ever-expanding Weirdos collective of new alternative…
'She inspired by being herself'
Jools Constant pays tribute to Sunna Jarman
10/12/2014 … I was asked to write a few words about Sunna Jarman our dear friend in comedy, who passed away at the weekend.
Screen Actors Guild nominees out
Here are the comedy shortlists
10/12/2014 … Nominees for the 21st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards have been announced.
Comedian Sunna Jarman dies
Stand-up kept her cancer secret
10/12/2014 … Comedian Sunna Jarman has died at the age of 40.
Plans for BBC Three revealed
'Make me laugh' will be 'an editorial pillar'
10/12/2014 … BBC Three will feature two strands – one for comedy and one for factual programmes – when it moves online.