Getting into comedy: All you need to know
Chortle to host beginners' seminar
14/04/2011 … Chortle is to stage a day-long conference for new and aspiring comedians, offering invaluable tips on all aspects of the industry.
Thu 14 April 2011
Jane Horrocks to star in Sky sitcom
Trollied set in NW supermarket
14/04/2011 … Sky has commissioned a new sitcom starring Jane Horrocks and set in a supermarket in the North West.
Benidorm to return
Creator's U-turn over quitting
14/04/2011 … ITV1 has commissioned a fifth series of Benidorm, after creator Derren Litten had a change of heart about quitting the show.
Tim Minchin to play the Proms
First comedy gig in festival's 116 years
14/04/2011 … Tim Minchin is to appear in this year’s Proms, marking the first time comedy has been programmed at the classical music festival in its 116-year history.
Comedy Central makes its first sitcom
14/04/2011 … Comedy Central has commissioned its first ever sitcom.
You can’t go into a careers office and say, 'Hello, I’d like to be a stand-up...'
Kirsten Lester meets Chris Addison
14/04/2011 … Chris Addison may be a stand-up star and TV favourite today, but his first gig was hardly an auspicious omen for a flourishing career.