Simon Evans fronts R4 economics show
01/03/2014 … STAND-UP Simon Evans is to present a four-part Radio 4 series making economics funny, Simon Evans Goes To Market.
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Sat 01 March 2014
George Lopez arrested for drunkenness
After passing out on casino floor
01/03/2014 … American stand-up George Lopez has been arrested for public intoxication after apparently passing out on a casino floor in Canada.
Charlie Brooker's Babywipe
01/03/2014 … Charlie Brooker has become a father for the second time.
Fri 28 February 2014
Dramatic turns
New BBC shows for Walliams, Henry and Pemberton
28/02/2014 … David Walliams and Lenny Henry are to star in new BBC One dramas – as Inside No 9’s Steve Pemberton adapts the Mapp and Lucia novels.
Michelle Obama to appear in Parks & Rec
28/02/2014 … Michelle Obama is to appear in an episode of Parks and Recreation.
'Go crazy but try to cover your genitals'
28/02/2014 … •'Stand-up is psychologically all-consuming.
Stella Street revived
Impression comedy makes a stage comeback
28/02/2014 … Cult TV comedy Stella Street is to make a comeback – live on stage.
Thu 27 February 2014
Herring releases his free stand-up show
27/02/2014 … Richard Herring has posted the first episode of his online stand-up show Meaning Of Life on YouTube and Vimeo.