kent02
02/03/2012 … FOURTH year drama undergraduate Alexander Smith won Thursday's heat of the Chortle Student Comedy Awards at The University of Kent in Canterbury, where he studies.
Fri 02 March 2012
ball02
02/03/2012 … EDDIE IZZARD, Matt Berry and Chris O’Dowd have been added to the bill of Sunday's Secret Policeman's Ball gig in New York.
Thu 01 March 2012
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01/03/2012 … THE FALL, Bez and Badly Drawn Boy are to play a 'Frankfest' benefit in Manchester's Jabez Clegg venue on March 31 to raise funds for the planned statue of Frank…
This talk show host's a real Muppet
Jim Henson Co. working on BBC1 show
01/03/2012 … The creators of the Muppets are working on a new BBC1 chat show, featuring a puppet host.
10,000 vote in the Chortle Awards
...and still some are too close to call
01/03/2012 … The 10,000th comedy fan has just cast their vote in this year’s Chortle Awards – yet the polls are remarkably close.
Sacha Baron Cohen to seek out UK talent
01/03/2012 … Sacha Baron Cohen is to seek out new British talent after signing an exclusive deal with Hollywood studio Paramount.
Alan Carr, prince of Twitter
Second most powerful tweeter in the UK
01/03/2012 … Alan Carr is the second most powerful British person on Twitter, according to new research.