All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Matthew Wright and Charlie Baker not censured for joking about teen's murder
20/02/2012 … TV presenter Matthew Wright and comedian Charlie Baker have escaped censure by broadcasting watchdogs after joking about the murder of 16-year-old in the Hebrides.
Matt Rees takes Leicester new act title
19/02/2012 … Welsh comedian Matt Rees has won the 2012 Leicester Mercury comedian of the year award.
© BBC As 'a sexual Margaret Thatcher'
19/02/2012 … Jennifer Saunders is to play an unhinged prison governor, described as ‘a sexual Margaret Thatcher’ in the new BBC Three sitcom Dead BossFilming has begun on…
Alderton through to Let's Dance final
19/02/2012 … Stand-up Terry Alderton has made it through to the final of Let's Dance For Sport Relief following a last-minute decision by judge Keith Lemon.
In new film about Paul Raymond
17/02/2012 … Steve Coogan is to play London porn baron Paul Raymond in a new film, it has been confirmed.
17/02/2012 … Look at this stunning woman… but she’s not all she seems.
Secret Policeman's line-up announced
16/02/2012 … Noel Fielding, Micky Flanagan, Peter Serafinowicz and Jack Whitehall have joined the line-up of Amnesty International’s high-profile Secret Policeman’s Ball,…
Scottish icon Bob Servant comes to TV
16/02/2012 … Hollywood star Brian Cox is shooting a sitcom in his native Dundee.
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