Wed 23 February 2011
No regrets?
John Fleming on the attitude it takes to be a comedian
23/02/2011 … Yesterday I had lunch with a comedian in her twenties – not inexperienced but not yet fully supporting herself on her comedy performing.
padraig23
23/02/2011 … ADVERTISING student Padraig Ryan, originally from Kells in Ireland, won the Bristol heat of the Chortle Student Comedy Award on Tuesday night.
Larry King turns stand-up
Comedy tour for talk show icon
23/02/2011 … He’s better known for interviewing political heavyweights than one-line zingers… but US talk show icon Larry King is to go on a comedy tour.
Benidorm creator quits
Pastures new for writer Litten
23/02/2011 … The creator of ITV’s Benidorm has quit the show after four years.
Ben Elton's Australian show axed
Live sketch and stand-up show a flop
23/02/2011 … Ben Elton's Australian comedy show, Live From Planet Earth, has been axed after just three episodes.
Tue 22 February 2011
Ed Byrne quits Twitter
Comic 'can't be arsed with it' after 'feud' with Cheggers
22/02/2011 … Ed Byrne has quit Twitter after Keith Chegwin accused him of putting his family ‘through hell’.