Starting a new Liff
John Lloyd pens sequel to comedy classic
09/10/2012 … QI creator John Lloyd is working on a new follow-up to The Meaning Of Liff, the classic comedy book he co-wrote with Douglas Adams.
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Tue 09 October 2012
Ab Fab up for its 2nd Emmy
09/10/2012 … The Absolutely Fabulous 20th anniversary specials, Sky 1's Spy and Charlie Brooker's dark satire Black Mirror have all been nominated for International Emmy awards.
Sun 07 October 2012
Lost Blackadder ideas found
Script planned to spoof Nativity story
07/10/2012 … A draft script for a Christmas episode of Blackadder, set in Biblical times, has been unearthed during research for a new book.
Sat 06 October 2012
Tig Notaro's cancer routine released
06/10/2012 … A recording of the emotional stand-up routine in which American comedian Tig Notaro revealed she had breast cancer has been released as a download – thanks to…
Fri 05 October 2012
Telly comics flourish, but not the grassroots
Conference hears the state of the industry
05/10/2012 … The boom in stand-up on TV has not had a trickle-down benefit for Britain’s grassroot comedy clubs, a meeting of industry insiders has heard.
'Men paid £2,000 a night for my company'
05/10/2012 … ‘It’s offensive, it’s degrading and it’s not funny.
Peter Kay phones it in
05/10/2012 … Peter Kay is appearing in a play in his home town of Bolton.
Sacha Baron Cohen and The Lesbian
05/10/2012 … Sacha Baron Cohen is working on a movie based on a Hong Kong billionaire who offered £40 million to any man who succeeded in marrying his lesbian daughter.