Cancer fundraiser Stephen Sutton dies
Backed by comics, his campaign raised £3.2million
14/05/2014 … Stephen Sutton, the teenage cancer patient who raised £3.
Wed 14 May 2014
The 10 stages of writing new material
14/05/2014 … Stage 1: Excitement Excitement that you’ve actually sat down to write a new joke instead of sitting in your pants, bidding online for cattle.
Frank Skinner wins radio prize
14/05/2014 … FRANK SKINNER has won the Radio Academy Award for best speech programme for his Absolute Radio show.
Andrew Maxwell to host global stand-up show
Unique experiment for BBC radio
14/05/2014 … Andrew Maxwell is set to host a new radio stand-up show featuring comedians from around the world – with a twist.
Judging a book by its cover
Steve Bennett at the launch of the Big 4's Edinburgh Fringe programme
14/05/2014 … Launching the combined brochure of the big four Edinburgh Fringe venues – the Pleasance, Assembly, Gilded Balloon and Underbelly - yesterday, Pleasance boss…
Sitcom cancelled over Paul O'Grady's health
Co-star Cilla says: 'It was too much of a risk'
14/05/2014 … Cilla Black's planned sitcom was scrapped because of co-star Paul O'Grady's health problems, the star has revealed.
© BBC/Happy Tramp Productions BBC orders Kayvan Novak sitcom
14/05/2014 … Kayvan Novak and Bradley Walsh are to co-star in a new six-part BBC One sitcom called Woody.
