BBC radio seeks new comedy writers
...as topical show Newsjack returns
21/12/2009 … BBC radio producers are on the lookout for new comedy writers to contribute to a topical sketch show.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 21 December 2009
McIntyre is Xmas No 1
...while another Peter Kay cash-in also makes the charts
21/12/2009 … It was more of a one-horse race than the singles chart, but Michael McIntyre has won the Christmas No 1 for stand-up DVDs – after selling more than one million…
Sun 20 December 2009
Actress Brittany Murphy dies at 32
Voice of Luanne in King Of The Hill
20/12/2009 … Actress Brittany Murphy – whose roles included voicing the character of Luanne in the animated comedy King Of The Hill – has died at the age of 32She went into…
US pilot for Danny Wallace
ABC orders 'fish out of water' comedy
20/12/2009 … Danny Wallace is set to star in his own American TV comedy show.
Kiwi comics tarred by sex case secrecy
Entertainer accused of abusing girl, 4
20/12/2009 … A New Zealand comedian accused of sexually abusing a four-year-old girl has won the right to keep his name out of the papers.
'Jonathan Ross stole my joke'
But did he really, Jimmy Fallon?
20/12/2009 … American comic Jimmy Fallon has accused Jonathan Ross of stealing one of his ideas.
Fri 18 December 2009
Arena gig for John Bishop
Comic's first 10,000-seater gig
18/12/2009 … John Bishop is to become the latest comedian to play an arena gig, despite having only limited TV exposure.
Kay tickets fetch £600
18/12/2009 … Peter Kay fans have been paying up to £600 to see his first tour in seven years.