Sun 28 March 2010
America Stands Up! 2010
28/03/2010 … As San Franciscan compere Scott Capurro acknowledged, America Stands Up! is something of a misnomer for this showcase of otherwise exclusively New York-based acts,…
Sat 27 March 2010
Christians fail to get the joke
Fundamentalists lobby against Python musical
27/03/2010 … Fundamentalist Christians are boasting that they forced a national radio station to drop a campaign promoting Eric Idle's ‘blasphemous' Monty Python oratorio…
Fri 26 March 2010
Comics with altitude
Record for highest stand-up show
26/03/2010 … A trio of comics including Ireland’s Des Bishop have broken the record for the world’s highest comedy performance.
Bette Midler went 'bonkers' at me...
26/03/2010 … A Chortle Award isn’t the only thing Tim Minchin won this week – he’s doing so well that even his likeness is scooping accolades.
Gervais to appear on Curb?
26/03/2010 … Ricky Gervais is set to make an appearance in the next series of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Fury over 'poached' venues
Promoters' fear Jongleurs is forcing them out
26/03/2010 … Furious comedy promoters fear Jongleurs has been trying to poach venues from them, in a move they say could seriously damage the stand-up circuit.
Win Good Life DVDs
26/03/2010 … The first series of The Good Life is being released on DVD to mark 35 years since the evergreen sitcom was first broadcast – and we have six copies to give away.