30,000 protest C4's famine comedy
Plans branded 'beyond callous'
05/01/2015 … A petition against Channel 4’s decision to explore a comedy set against the backdrop of the Irish famine has attracted almost 30,000 signatures.
Mon 05 January 2015
© BBC You can't make jokes about that....
Sitcoms set against the backdrop of tragedy
05/01/2015 … American Civil WarDeath toll: 600,000The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer (1998)The story revolved around a black servant named Desmond Pfeiffer who, in a convoluted…
Sun 04 January 2015
© BBC Kitson, Lee and Elis James' TV acting debut...
04/01/2015 … The comedy week aheadMonday January 5LIVE IN LONDON: Daniel Kitson's two-hander Tree begins a four-week run at the Old Vic theatre… and unusually for a Kitson…
Sat 03 January 2015
Piccadilly Comedy Club New Comedian Of 2015
03/01/2015 … Quick out of the blocks as ever, the Piccadilly Comedy Club has already crowned its new act of 2015, from a line-up of finalists that it was largely difficult to…
Fri 02 January 2015
BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2014 final
02/01/2015 … Switching the final of the BBC New Comedy Award to the afternoon, so it can be broadcast live on Steve Wright's Radio 2 show, guarantees it a huge bump in listeners.
The Complete Radioworks Of Count Arthur Strong
02/01/2015 … Fans of Count Arthur Strong should want for nothing from this comprehensive 26-CD collection featuring almost every 'ermm' of the muddled-minded thespian's radio…