Looking for the new Northern stars
15/12/2010 … Bob Mortimer has launched a search for the next generation of comedy talent from the North East.
Latest News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 15 December 2010
Tue 14 December 2010
Michael McIntyre joins Britain's Got Talent
14/12/2010 … Michael McIntyre is to join the judges' table for next year's series of Britain's Got Talent.
O Briain takes a year off
14/12/2010 … Dara O Briain says he won’t be touring next year – after spending 150 nights on the road in 2010.
Frank Skinner to join Radio 3
14/12/2010 … He built a reputation on being a laddish comedian, with raucous tales of football, drinking and sex.
Kevin Bridges to host C4 stand-up show
'Up-and-coming' acts showcased
14/12/2010 … Kevin Bridges is to host a new Channel 4 stand-up show highlighting ‘up-and-coming’ comedy talent.
Mon 13 December 2010
BBC hunts for new comedy writers
13/12/2010 … The BBC has launched a new scheme to unearth new sitcom writers.
Milton Jones plans Dave panel show
13/12/2010 … Milton Jones is working on a possible panel show for the Dave channel.
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.