Flying high
Writing award for Holy Flying Circus
15/11/2012 … The Monty Python docu-comedy Holy Flying Circus has won a top accolade for its writer, Tony Roche.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 15 November 2012
CK in the UK
British airing for Louis CK's sitcom
15/11/2012 … Louis CK’s critically acclaimed American sitcom is to air in the UK for the first time.
Wed 14 November 2012
Comic Steven Anderson dies at 49
14/11/2012 … Circuit comedian Steven Anderson has died unexpectedly in his sleep at the age of 49.
End this 'catastrophic' ban on flyers
14/11/2012 … Al Murray is backing a campaign to relax laws on leafletting said to have a ‘catastrophic’ effect on comedy clubs.
Gervais 'to host SNL'
Ricky makes pledge on his blog
14/11/2012 … Ricky Gervais is set to host legendary sketch show Saturday Night Live for the first time.
Tue 13 November 2012
See Steve Coogan as a porn baron
13/11/2012 … Steve Coogan’s film about London porn baron Paul Raymond has been renamed The Look Of Love.
That's a good sign!
Kevin Bridges sets a record for DVD signing
13/11/2012 … Kevin Bridges has set a record for DVD signings after nearly 1,000 fans flocked to see him in a Glasgow store on Saturday.
Is the funny business in decline?
Promoters and comics discuss the 'crisis'
13/11/2012 … Comedy clubs are struggling to find audiences, despite the perception that Britain is enjoying is a boom time for stand-up, a meeting of London circuit luminaries…