By Chortle editor Steve Bennett
01/12/2012 … Remember that old Monty Python sketch when Michael Palin pays to have argument? The gag is surely in the preposterous idea that someone would hand over good money…
01/12/2012 … FAMILY GUY creator Seth MacFarlane is to appear on rival show The Simpsons in autumn 2013, voicing a character who seeks an affair with Marge Simpson after they…
Actress to receive festival accolade
30/11/2012 … June Whitfield is to be honoured with the first Comedy Legend award to be given out by Bristol’s Slapstick festival of vintage humour.
30/11/2012 … The surviving members of Monty Python are being sued by a film producer who says he is owed royalties from the stage show Spamalot.
30/11/2012 … Jason Byrne’s sitcom Father Figure has been given a full series on BBC One.
30/11/2012 … What About Dick? certainly boasts the cast from heaven.
30/11/2012 … A BBC talent search is offering comedy writers up to £5,000 for the best script that promotes a positive portrayal of transgender characters.
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