Hindus upset at Jim Carrey Ganesh sketch
24/01/2011 … Religious leaders have demanded a Jim Carrey sketch be censored for poking fun at Hindu god Lord Ganesh.
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Mon 24 January 2011
2.5million watch Comedy Awards
24/01/2011 … The British Comedy Awards attracted a very healthy 2.
Sun 23 January 2011
'It's like a haunted waxworks museum'
WTF at the British Comedy Awards
23/01/2011 … 'People stop me in the street and ask me to tell them to fuck off – and I often oblige.
© BBC BBC apologises for QI atom bomb jokes
23/01/2011 … The BBC has apologised for making jokes about the atomic bomb on QI after the Japanese embassy complained.
Miranda triumphs at Comedy Awards
Triple victory for sitcom star
23/01/2011 … Miranda Hart has cleaned up at the British Comedy Awards, taking three gongs including the Queen of Comedy as voted by viewers.
Sat 22 January 2011
Minchin wins Aussie accolade
Tim's honour for Australia Day
22/01/2011 … Tim Minchin has been named Young Australian Achiever of the Year.
Fringe comedy out on DVD
Cast of thousands, budget of nothing
22/01/2011 … A low-budget film featuring a raft of comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe has been released on DVD.
Fri 21 January 2011
'I've been trying to contact aliens'
21/01/2011 … Arthur Smith addressing the What's So Funny? comedy conference at the British Library this week: ‘I am in fact, the coolest man in the room.