Good comic, bad comic
One fined for death threats, one helps a birth
13/12/2010 … Troubled American comic Katt Williams has been ordered to pay almost £400,000 to a recording studio owner he threatened to kill.
Latest News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 13 December 2010
YouTube hails Gap Yah sketch
'Homegrown Comedy of the Year'
13/12/2010 … An online sketch about posh ‘gap yah’ students has been named one of the internet hits of the year.
Coogan sues over phone hacking
Civil action against News Of The World
13/12/2010 … Steve Coogan is suing the News of the World over claims it illegally hacked into his phone messages.
John Bishop's still there...
13/12/2010 … John Bishop has made it a fourth week at the top of the stand-up DVD chart.
Sun 12 December 2010
Who knew? Bankers' Xmas do sucks...
12/12/2010 … A bunch of bankers booked a comedian for their Christmas party – then threw him out when he started making fun of them.
Sat 11 December 2010
C4 repeats Frankie's Harvey gag
11/12/2010 … Channel 4 has stood by Frankie Boyle, by repeating Tramadol Nights without cutting his contentious joke about Katie Price's disabled son Harvey.
Fri 10 December 2010
A tale of two Katys...
10/12/2010 … Is the world ready for two Katy Brands? We already have the ITV2 comedian; but now Russell Brand’s wife Katy has said she wants to take her hubby’s surname…
T4's Rik Edwards to star in sitcom
10/12/2010 … T4 presenter Rick Edwards is to star in a new Channel 4 comedy written by Tom Basden.