All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© David and Carole with Tony Law Meet the fan who's seeing 287 Fringe shows
18/06/2014 … A hardcore comedy fan is poised to set a record at the Edinburgh Fringe – by seeing a total of 287 full shows.
Comedy club bribes its audiences
18/06/2014 … It is a perennial problem at comedy clubs: trying to persuade audiences to sit in the front row.
'Join us in thoughts and prayer at this time'
18/06/2014 … Rik Mayall will be buried at a private family funeral tomorrow, his widow Barbara has announced.
© BBC Yep, there's set to be another one...
18/06/2014 … Brendan O’Carroll is working on a sequel to his Mrs Browns Boys movie – even before the first hits cinema screens.
18/06/2014 … JAY LENO is to receive one of the top awards in American comedy.
First silent comedy series in 20 years
17/06/2014 … Shooting has begun on Pompidou, a new prime-time visual comedy series created by and starring Matt Lucas.
Including Christie, Wrigglesworth, Hardy - and Lemon
17/06/2014 … Bridget Christie, Tom Wrigglesworth and Jeremy Hardy have all been nominated for prestigious Rose D'Or international broadcasting awards.
Award honours fundraiser who died in Arctic
17/06/2014 … The comedy promoter who died on an Arctic expedition last year is to be commemorated with an charity prize named in his honour.
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