Tate to boost ITV comedy
20/03/2006 … Catherine Tate is to star in a new comedy-drama for ITV.
2006 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 20 March 2006
2m love Chris
Strong start for Rock's sitcom
20/03/2006 … Chris Rock’s new sitcom Everybody Hates Chris has almsot doubled Channel Five’s audience.
New Simpsons deal
...and King Of The Hill returns, too
20/03/2006 … Two more series of the The Simpsons have been commissioned, taking the show through to 2008 at least.
Good news everyone
20/03/2006 … Futurama star Billy West has said another 26 episodes of the animated show are in the pipeline.
Sun 19 March 2006
Air smiles
Two comics land travelogue shows
19/03/2006 … Victoria Wood and Shanjeev Bhaskar are both making travelogue series for the BBC.
Everybody hates Jim
Davidson voted least funny comic
19/03/2006 … Jim Davidson has been voted the least funny comedian of all-time.
Sat 18 March 2006
The hand of pod
World Cup podcasts for Baddiel & Skinner
18/03/2006 … Frank Skinner and David Baddiel are to record a series of free World Cup podcasts for The Times.
Funny girls on film
French's TV show about female comics
18/03/2006 … Dawn French is to front a three-part BBC series about female comedians.