Eddie Murphy takes Mark Twain prize
Comic 'years ahead of his time'
09/04/2015 … Eddie Murphy will receive this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Thu 09 April 2015
Jeremy Clarkson pulls out of HIGNFY
Axed Top Gear host has second thought...
09/04/2015 … Jeremy Clarkson has pulled out of his planned appearance guest hosting Have I Got News For You.
What comedy needs is partition
Alan Varley suggests a way to end the culture war
09/04/2015 … Yesterday I wrote about the culture of offence surrounding comedy, including 'safe space' policy Cardiff University used to prevent a gig by Dapper Laughs.
Russell Peters: My joke thief claims were 'a prank'
Backtrack over Trevor Noah comments
09/04/2015 … Russell Peters has done a U-turn on his claims that new Daily Show host Trevor Noah stole his material – saying his baseless comments were just a ‘prank’.
Wed 08 April 2015
Bob Mortimer the new face of Bombadier beer
08/04/2015 … Bob Mortimer is to star in a new advertising campaign for Bombardier beer, taking over from Rik Mayall.
Juan Vesuvius in Calypso Nights
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett
08/04/2015 … It’s fiesta time! Wander into Calypso Nights and you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d stumbled into a roadshow by a genuine Venezuelan local radio DJ as he…