All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Matthew Crosby turned down for open spot – as he couldn't bring a friend
05/09/2012 … The row over comedy promoters requiring comedians to bring their own audience has been revived after Matthew Crosby revealed that he was turned away from an open…
Comic Rob Coleman's 3,000-mile challenge
05/09/2012 … Comic Rob Coleman is to attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a pedalo.
Sitcom for Loaded's new TV channel
05/09/2012 … Lads’ mag Loaded is launching its own TV station – featuring a sitcom described as Open All Hours in a sex shop.
Kids' comedy role for stand-up Thomas
05/09/2012 … Stand-up Sy Thomas is to star in a new children’s TV comedyHe will play a time-travelling adventurer, visible only to the title character, in the CBBC show The…
05/09/2012 … Hollywood star Michael Fassbender is to play ‘Frank Sidebottom’ in a new movie inspired by the comedian.
Bawdy sitcom oddity Casanova 73 coming to DVD
05/09/2012 … A forgotten Seventies sitcom oddity, which originally attracted the ire of clean-up TV campaigners for its risqué content, is to be released on DVD next month.
Stand-up dates for Rush Hour star
04/09/2012 … Rush Hour movie star Chris Tucker is coming to the UK to perform a short stand-up tour.
04/09/2012 … BBC One sitcom Citizen Khan has lost almost a fifth of its audience between its first two episodes.
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