Tue 31 March 2009
chicago31
31/03/2009 … MONTREAL’s Just For Laughs festival has announced the line-up for its new Chicago event featuring the likes of Ellen DeGeneres, Jimmy Fallon, Louis CK and Jim…
Horne again
'Second series' for Horne & Corden
31/03/2009 … Horne and Corden look set for a second series of their BBC Three sketch show – despite receiving a mauling by the critics.
And the votes are in...
Last Student Award finalist named
31/03/2009 … Will Scambler, who runs his own comedy club at Swansea University, has won the readers’ vote for the final place in the Chortle Student Comedy Award final.
Comics will be Winging It
31/03/2009 … A host of circuit comedians are taking part in a new BBC comedy programme for teenagers.
A new beginning for Red Dwarf?
Barrie hopes for permanent revival
31/03/2009 … Red Dwarf star Chris Barrie says the one-off Easter special could lead to a new series.
Dominic Holland – Original Review
31/03/2009 … While he’s been away from the circuit, writing novels and being a father, Dominic Holland has lost his crown as king of smug, middle-class observational comedy.
Mon 30 March 2009
Bruno 'too gay' for the censors
First cut gets kiss-of-death ratin
30/03/2009 … The first cut of Sacha Baron Cohen’s Bruno movie has been give the dreaded NC-17 rating after proving ‘too gay’ for American censors.