All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Fox 'It's grotesque' say campaigners
10/07/2013 … Underage girls are more likely to be the butt of sexually exploitative jokes in sitcoms than adult characters, a new report has found.
10/07/2013 … Jim Davidson has been rebailed until October over allegations of sexual offences.
10/07/2013 … Joan Rivers is facing disciplinary action from the Writers Guild Of America for breaking a strike.
© BBC/Fremantle Productions Sitcom gets a second series after just one episode
09/07/2013 … The BBC has ordered a second series of Count Arthur Strong – after just one episode has aired.
09/07/2013 … BBC Four has signed a deal to run the third series of Parks And Recreation in Britain.
09/07/2013 … Bridget Christie has signed a publishing deal to write ‘a funny book about feminism’.
09/07/2013 … The 8 Out of 10 Cats teams are to take over Countdown for six more episodes.
© BBC Axed: Wright Way, Getting On and Heading Out... plus questions over Miranda
09/07/2013 … The BBC has axed Ben Elton’s much-derided sitcom The Wright Way – while there is a question mark over the future of Miranda.
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