Richard Ayoade lands Hollywood role
14/09/2011 … The IT Crowd’s Richard Ayoade has landed his first big-budget Hollywood role.
Wed 14 September 2011
Laughing in the face of pain
Comedy builds up your tolerance
14/09/2011 … A good laugh helps you tolerate more pain, according to new research conducted at the Edinburgh Fringe.
© Robbie Jack Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies
14/09/2011 … He might be 6ft 7in, but Stephen Merchant has long been in someone else’s shadow.
Tue 13 September 2011
Tony Hancock vs Peter Cook
Ian Hawkins on a changing of comedy generations
13/09/2011 … Comedy Nerd Pub Quiz: In which film did Peter Cook appear with Tony Hancock?Answer: The Wrong Box, directed by Bryan Forbes and released in 1966.
Comedy Rules, by Jonathan Lynn
13/09/2011 … For a man who was half-responsible for Sir Humphrey Appleby’s elaborately long-winded obfuscations in Yes Minister, Jonathan Lynn’s combination of memoir and…
Cooper coup
C4 to screen unseen Tommy footage
13/09/2011 … Previously unseen footage of Tommy Cooper is to be screened in a new Channel 4 documentary.
New film from Inbetweeners creators
13/09/2011 … Inbetweeners creators Iain Morris and Damon Beesley have started work on their next comedy film, to be called Mortal.