Thu 23 October 2014
Jimmy Carr tells tasteles joke
23/10/2014 … They must surely have know what to expect when they booked Jimmy Carr as host.
Did 10 O'Clock Live ever stand a chance?
Lorcan Mullan on the news the topical show is no more
23/10/2014 … I stuck it out with 10 O’Clock Live right up to the end.
Limmy up for two Scottish Baftas
Nods, too, for Millers Mountain and Mrs Browns Boys
23/10/2014 … Glasgow comic Limmy has been nominated for two Scottish Baftas.
Bill Burr gets animated
23/10/2014 … American stand-up Bill Burr is making an animated series for Netflix.
Steve Coogan replaces Philip Seymour Hoffman
23/10/2014 … Steve Coogan is to step into the shoes of the late Philip Seymour Hoffman on a planned new comedy.
Lost comedy classics found – At Last
Pre-Python episodes in David Frost's archive
23/10/2014 … Two long-lost episodes of Monty Python precursor At Last The 1948 Show have been discovered in Sir David Frost’s personal archives.
Wed 22 October 2014
© Fox The Simpsons mess with the Mob
Animated comedy accused of Goodfellas rip-off
22/10/2014 … Goodfellas actor Frank Sivero is suing The Simpsons for a staggering $250million – claiming they ripped off his wiseguy character for one of Fat Tony's henchmen.