Sketch groups get Radio 4 showcase
25/08/2011 … Radio 4 is to showcase live sketch comedy groups in a new four-part series.
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Thu 25 August 2011
Wed 24 August 2011
Nick Helm scoops 'joke of the Fringe'
24/08/2011 … Nick Helm has the funniest joke at the Fringe – and Paul Daniels the worst – according to an online poll.
And the 2011 nominees are...
Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award shortlist out
24/08/2011 … The nominees have been announced for this year’s Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
Crow's feat
Stand-up Adam averts an accident with 'real Superman stuff'
24/08/2011 … Stand-up Adam Ethan Crow says he averted a serious accident at the Edinburgh Fringe yesterday – after spotting a runaway car rolling down the hill.
Frankie Boyle inspires Down's syndrome book
From family who took him to task
24/08/2011 … The husband of the woman who took Frankie Boyle to task over his jokes about people with Down’s syndrome has written a book about the condition.
Tue 23 August 2011
Malcolm Hardee nominees announced
23/08/2011 … The shortlists has been announced for this year’s alternative Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Only Fools star blasts modern comedy
23/08/2011 … Only Fools And Horses star John Challis has called for a return to family-friendly sitcoms, saying modern British comedy is violent and childish.
John Howard Davies dies
Producer of Fawlty Towers and more
23/08/2011 … John Howard Davies, the esteemed comedy producer whose credits include Fawlty Towers, Monty Python and The Good Life has died at the age of 72 following a battle…