How to get ahead in comedy
John Lloyd and others to share tips at Chortle conference
20/05/2013 … Chortle is to stage another conference for new and up-and-comings comics to get the lowdown on all aspects of the industry.
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Mon 20 May 2013
Sun 19 May 2013
Blue plaque for Galton & Simpson
At the TB hospital where they met
19/05/2013 … Hancock and Steptoe and Son writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson are to be honoured with a blue plaque at the hospital where they met.
Sat 18 May 2013
Bussman writes 'the rudest sitcom ever'
...and now wants someone to fund it
18/05/2013 … Smack The Pony writer Jane Bussmann has written 'the rudest sitcom ever' – and is seeking commercial sponsorship to make it happen.
Fri 17 May 2013
Alternative comedy figure dies
Plans for theatre in Adrian Bunting's memory
17/05/2013 … Friends of a former leading light of Brighton’s alternative comedy scene have vowed to make his dying wish come true, and build an outdoor theatre in the city.
Keith Lemon goes Through The Keyhole
17/05/2013 … Keith Lemon is to snoop around celebrity houses in a revival of Through The Keyhole.
Peep Show writers turned down Conchords job
Sam Bain also reveals Fresh Meat news
17/05/2013 … Peep Show creators Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong were lined up to write Flight of the Conchords' US sitcom but had to pull out when their Channel 4 show was recommissioned.
The man stole the idea from the other man
17/05/2013 … Ricky Gervais name-drops in a new interview with GQ, revealing his attitude to ‘jumping the shark’: ‘Christopher Guest said to me—we were talking about comedians…
Mumbai misadventures
Comedy Store wins legal victory after its Indian joint venture collapses
17/05/2013 … The Comedy Store’s joint venture to run a stand-up club in India has fallen apart with a protracted legal battle, following allegations of financial irregularities.