1Xtra launches its first comedy season
Urban stand-up, sketches and narrative
02/04/2013 … Radio 1Xtra is to launch its first ever comedy season this month – including stand-up, a radio comedy-drama, and sketch and character comedy.
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Tue 02 April 2013
A new series for Dave
02/04/2013 … Dave Gorman is to front a ‘mischievous’ new TV series mixing stand-up with real-life experiments.
Mon 01 April 2013
Inside the comedian's mind
Richard Herring talks to The Psychologist...
01/04/2013 … Comedians tend to be overbearing control freaks with an 'innate confidence' that sometimes tips into self-delusion, according to Richard Herring.
An early Stand
Club announces its Fringe line-up... already
01/04/2013 … The Stand has today its Fringe programme, boasting Mark Thomas, Stewart Lee and Stephen K Amos among its headliners.
Sun 31 March 2013
Egypt acts to silence its top satirist
31/03/2013 … An Egyptian comedian faces arrest for allegedly insulting Islam and President Mohammed Morsi.
Fri 29 March 2013
Comic in clear over 'genital assault'
Case against Andy Dick dropped
29/03/2013 … A man who claimed Andy Dick hit him in the face with his genitals is dropping his lasuit against the US comic.
Is Twitter killing topical comedy?
Jay Richardson investigates...
29/03/2013 … 'We'll be sitting in the room, someone comes up with a perfectly good gag and I'll have to say “Damn.
Richard Griffiths dies at 65
Complications after heart surgery
29/03/2013 … Withnail and I star Richard Griffiths has died at the age of 65 after complications following heart surgery.