Pierre Hollins at Headliners
15/06/2009 … The hugely experienced Pierre Hollins adopts an amiable ‘grumpy old man’ persona that fits him as comfortably as a moth-eaten overcoat.
Mon 15 June 2009
Sun 14 June 2009
Now Bruno offends gay lobby
More flak for Sacha Baron Cohen
14/06/2009 … Sacha Baron Cohen has offended a new group of people: America's gay rights lobby.
Rare comedy films unearthed
Lost work by Milligan, Sellers and others...
14/06/2009 … A treasure trove of early film performances by comedians including Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Sid James and Ronnie Corbett have been unearthed in a London garage.
Panel beaten
Irish TV axes its top comedy show
14/06/2009 … Irish television’s biggest comedy show, The Panel, has been axed by broadcaster RTE.
Fri 12 June 2009
Pulling a fast one...
Chortle's Fast Fringe line-up revealed
12/06/2009 … The line up for Chortle’s Fast Fringe showcase – featuring three-minute snippets of 28 acts heading to Edinburgh this August – has been unveiled.
'Surprisingly adequate'
12/06/2009 … Gossipy showbiz newsletter Popbitch has reported that Richard Herring has a ‘surprisingly adequate’ penis – after which he Tweeted: ‘My adequacy is no surprise…
Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for your headliner... Cicero
Dave Rymer on the Ancient Roman's contribution to comedy
12/06/2009 … The name Marcus Tullius Cicero is one that, irrespective of how many comedy DVDs or books you buy, you are unlikely to see listed as an influence in terms of a comic’s…