ITV1 show seeks fresh stand-up talent
14/02/2011 … ITV1 is launching a new stand-up series aimed at giving new comedians their big break.
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Mon 14 February 2011
And we're off...
Student comedy contest heats up
14/02/2011 … The heats of the Chortle Student Comedy Award kick off this week.
Radio hosts try stand-up
Tony Blackburn etc in Comic Relief stunt
14/02/2011 … Six of the BBC’s top radio presenters – including Tony Blackburn and Jenni Murray – are to try their hand at stand-up.
Sun 13 February 2011
BBC One's sweary new sitcom
13/02/2011 … A new BBC One sitcom has caused a storm over bad language before it has even been broadcast – for containing the F-word more than once a minute.
Fri 11 February 2011
Paul Merton on his travels again
11/02/2011 … Paul Merton is to front a new travelogue series for Channel 5.
Medic! Thomas and Novak join C4 comedy
11/02/2011 … Kayvan Novak and Rhys Thomas are to star in Channel 4’s new comedy-drama Naked Apes.
© Picturehouse The man who fell to earth
11/02/2011 … ‘Comedians have the monopoly on really complex breakdowns within the arts world.
Thu 10 February 2011
Their Tyne has come
NE comics accpeted on to BBC scheme
10/02/2011 … More that 20 comic writers – including stand-ups Gavin Webster, John Scott, Lee Fenwick and former Viz editor Alex Collier – have been accepted on to a BBC scheme…