Jongleurs: We will pay our comics
Row over clubs' unpaid wages goes public
24/12/2013 … Jongleurs has vowed to clear all the debts it owes to stand-ups who play its clubs by the end of next month, after the critical issue was made public.
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Tue 24 December 2013
Mon 23 December 2013
Top agent Addison Cresswell dies at 53
Heart attack claims 'the most powerful man in comedy'
23/12/2013 … Legendary comedy agent Addison Creswell has died of a heart attack at the age of 53.
Micky is the Christmas No 1
23/12/2013 … MICKY FLANAGAN has the No 1 Christmas comedy DVD, retaining his position ahead of Mrs Brown’s Boys for yet another week.
Sun 22 December 2013
Iiiiit's Chriiiiistmas!
22/12/2013 … The comedy week aheadTodayTV: The Christmas special of Hebburn, Jason Cook’s affectionate sitcom starring Chris Ramsey, Kimberley Nixon, Gina McKee and Jim Moir…
Miranda: Eric bought me sunshine
How Morecambe got her through her fug
22/12/2013 … Miranda Hart has spoken of how she struggled with fame and loneliness – but got through the self-doubt thanks to her hero Eric Morecambe.
Sat 21 December 2013
Whitehall plays the Apollo... as a warm-up
21/12/2013 … FOR many comics, it’s the pinnacle of their career.
Comic cancels gig for 'homophobic' group
Bob Newhart yields to campaignes
21/12/2013 … American comic Bob Newhart has cancelled a show for Catholic businessmen over fears about the organisers’ anti-gay agenda.
Blackwood scoops 3 Black Comedy Awards
Double wins for Gina Yashere and Kevin Hart
21/12/2013 … Richard Blackwood was the big winner at the Black Comedy Awards this week, scooping three accolades.