Vicious shows TV has grown up
22/04/2013 … Sir Ian McKellen says his new sitcom shows ‘TV has grown up‘ as it depicts gay characters without mocking them.
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Mon 22 April 2013
Twitter hosts a comedy festival
22/04/2013 … Stars including Mel Brooks, Judd Apatow and Amy Schumer are to take part in a five-day comedy festival, which will take place almost entirely on Twitter.
Russell Howard is writing a film
22/04/2013 … Russell Howard is writing his first film.
Ofcom to probe Comic Relief sketch
Complaints over Rowan Atkinson
22/04/2013 … Broadcast watchdog Ofcom is to investigate Rowan Atkinson’s Comic Relief sketch in which he played a fictional Archbishop of Canterbury.
Mooney axed over Boston bomb jokes
22/04/2013 … Comic Paul Mooney has had a gig pulled after making bad-taste jokes about the Boston bombs.
Billy: My 'terrifying' memory loss
'I feel like I'm losing my mind'
22/04/2013 … Billy Connolly has told an audience that he's suffering ‘terrifying’ memory losses while on stage.
Sat 20 April 2013
Rich-ly deserved
Hall wins Australia's Barry Award
20/04/2013 … Rich Hall has won the Barry Award, the biggest accolade for live comedy award in Australia.
Lee Nelson's election stunt
Lots of publicity for his £500 deposit
20/04/2013 … Lee Nelson has pulled off another publicity stunt - after registering as a by-election candidate in David Miliband's former seat of South Shields.