Comedy pioneer Jean Carroll dies
One of the first female stand-ups
03/01/2010 … Jean Carroll, one of the first mainstream female stand-ups, has died in New York state at the age of 98.
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Sun 03 January 2010
Sat 02 January 2010
Fry quits Twitter
...while he writes more memoirs
02/01/2010 … Stephen Fry is to cease Twittering for up to four months while he writes the next volume of his autobiography.
Fri 01 January 2010
© BBC Jam and Jersualem axed
BBC drops Jennifer Saunders sitcom
01/01/2010 … The BBC has axed Jennifer Saunders’s sitcom Jam and Jerusalem, ending her 24-year partnership with co-star Dawn French.
Thu 31 December 2009
Stand-up's X Factor could return
Reprieve for Last Comic Standing?
31/12/2009 … Stand-up talent competition Last Comic Standing could be returning to American TV screens.
© BBC Djalili to front £15m ad campaign
New face of moneysupermarket.com
31/12/2009 … Omid Djalili is to front a new £15million advertising campaign for price comparison website Moneysupermarket.
Wed 30 December 2009
Edmondson swears during panto
30/12/2009 … Adrian Edmondson has shocked parents by swearing on stage during a pantomime.
Noble disturbs the Dragon
Twitter mischief targets Bannatyne
30/12/2009 … Ross Noble fans have swamped Dragon’s Den millionaire Duncan Bannatyne with daft business ideas via the Twitter website.
Comics warn of alcohol dangers
30/12/2009 … Jo Brand and Bill Bailey are to star in online advertisements warning young people about the dangers of alcohol.