All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
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…
© Matt Crossick/PA 13/11/2012 … John Thomson is making a return to stand-up.
© BBC Plans for Dad's Army film – with female Mainwaring
13/11/2012 … Moves are afoot to make a movie version of Dad’s Army – featuring a female Captain Mainwaring.
13/11/2012 … ‘Omnishambles’ – the word created by The Thick Of It – has been named ‘word of the year’ by the Oxford English Dictionary.
12/11/2012 … John Bishop is to star in a Christmas comedy-drama for ITV, based around a pantomime.
12/11/2012 … Civil liberties groups have warned of a further erosion of free speech after police arrested a teenager for allegedly posting an image of a burning remembrance poppy…
11/11/2012 … Miranda Hart has held on to her position at the top of the hardback bestseller list, outselling Cheryl Cole.
Michael McIntyre recalls his circuit days
11/11/2012 … Michael McIntyre has spoken of how he hated his time on the comedy club circuit, because of the bitchiness of other stand-ups.
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