Latitude 2012: Comedy review
16/07/2012 … There’s been talk this week of the ‘festival dad’ – the sort of middle-aged, middle-class parent that Radio One wants to lose in a bid to regain its youth…
Mon 16 July 2012
Medals for Britain!
Comics honoured for entertaining the troops
16/07/2012 … Comedians Phil Butler, John Fothergill and Andy Askins have received medals for entertaining the troops.
50 shades of grey
New TV series of old folk cracking gags
16/07/2012 … BBC Four is making a series in which the over-60s tell jokes straight to camera.
Des Bishop to perform stand-up in Mandarin
After spending a year in China
16/07/2012 … Des Bishop is to spend a year in China, where he aims to learn enough Mandarin to perform a stand-up gig to native speakers.
Fri 13 July 2012
Lemon unpeeled
ITV2 orders 'reality' series about Keith's life
13/07/2012 … ITV 2 has confirmed that it has ordered a comedy reality TV show from Keith Lemon.
Chortle kicks off Latitude
Student finalists open Suffolk festival
13/07/2012 … Chortle Student finalists have kicked off this year’s Latitude Festival.
Mark Thomas slates Michael McIntyre
13/07/2012 … ‘Nothing offends people any more – except those who have got something to gain by being offended.