Thu 06 March 2014
Vicar of Dibley to deliver Thought For The Day
06/03/2014 … Vicar of Dibley Geraldine Granger is to deliver Radio 4’s Thought For The Day as the station dedicates a day to fictional and comedy characters.
BBC Three cuts: More details revealed
Broadcast slot will go to BBC One +1
06/03/2014 … The BBC has revealed more details of its plans to close BBC Three as a broadcast channel.
UKIP tries to shut down comedy tour
Aggressive campaign against Jonny & The Baptists
06/03/2014 … UKIP is trying to stop musical comedy duo Jonny and the Baptists from touring.
Simon Pegg up for an American Comedy Award
06/03/2014 … Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright Louis CK, Doug Stanhope and Emma Watson are among the nominees in this year’s American Comedy Awards.
Comedy by numbers
Actuary sets new joke-telling record
06/03/2014 … Actuary Donald MacLeod has smashed the record for the most jokes told in an hour.
Wed 05 March 2014
Frankie Boyle 'back at the Beeb'?
Controversial comic writing a Radio 4 sitcom
05/03/2014 … Frankie Boyle is poised to return to the BBC, less than a year after its comedy chief claimed his controversial tweets would make a comeback difficult.
The full Montreal
05/03/2014 … COMEDY CENTRAL is to screen two stand-up specials from Montreal's Just For Laughs festival.