Russell does the double
Kane scoops Australia's top prize
23/04/2011 … Russell Kane has become the first comic ever to win the top comedy prize at both Melbourne and Edinburgh for the same show.
Sat 23 April 2011
Fri 22 April 2011
Comic must pay £10k for insulting punter
Tribunal rules on homophobic jibes
22/04/2011 … A comedian has been ordered to pay almost £10,000 to an alleged heckler, after he hurled a torrent of insults based on her sexuality.
Thu 21 April 2011
Funny Women 'reacted like bullies'
21/04/2011 … The rebuttal Funny Women unleashed against critics of its £15 ‘pay-to-play’ entry fee – which has now been removed from its website due to the backlash…
Sitcoms are a highwire act
....but they're getting too safe, says Blake Anderson
21/04/2011 … The sitcom is one of the hardest things to write.
Funny Women boss apologises for outburst
21/04/2011 … Funny Women founder Lynne Parker has apologised for a blog post in which she branded critics of her competition’s £15 entry fee as perpetuating the idea female…
sacks21
21/04/2011 … SOL SACKS, who created the classic Sixties sitcom Bewitched, has died in California at the age of 100.