Comedy Central snaps up stand-ups
More DVDs to air on cable channel
13/04/2010 … Comedy Central has brought the rights to air more stand-up DVDs, including Michael McIntyre’s debut show.
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Tue 13 April 2010
© HBO Perv Your Enthusiasm
13/04/2010 … Curb Your Enthusiasm has been turned into a porn movie.
'A festival of mediocrity'
Melbourne's 370 shows under fire
13/04/2010 … Australia’s biggest-selling national newspaper has condemned the Melbourne comedy festival as ‘a fortnight of mediocrity’ dominated by smug comedians too worried…
Mon 12 April 2010
BBC Three goes gaga over La La
Marc Wooton's US series comes to UK
12/04/2010 … BBC Three has bought the rights to air La La Land, British character comic Marc Wootton’s first American series.
Skinner shuns the Pope
...in favour of Samuel Johnson
12/04/2010 … Frank Skinner has turned down the chance to follow the Pope on stage.
Comic relief
First-aid drama at comedy show
12/04/2010 … A comedian had to perform first aid on a member of his audience when she collapsed during his show.
Sun 11 April 2010
Billy's still tops
Connolly heads C4's comics run-down again
11/04/2010 … Billy Connolly has topped Channel 4’s run-down of the greatest stand-up comedians – for the second time.
Peter Kay's back on the booze
11/04/2010 … Peter Kay is to make a surprise return as the face of John Smith’s beer.