McIntyre signs £500,000 deal
'Golden handcuffs' keep him at the BBC
26/01/2010 … Michael McIntyre has reportedly been given a £500,000-a-year ‘golden handcuffs’ deal to stay with the BBC.
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Tue 26 January 2010
Calling all student comics...
Chortle's hunt for the best of 2010 is on
26/01/2010 … Chortle today launches its annual hunt for the best student comedian in Britain.
Mon 25 January 2010
Horne & Corden win awards
25/01/2010 … Horne & Corden have won two comedy awards – for the WORST sketch show and the WORST British comedy of last year.
© BBC 450,000 call for Gavin & Stacey's return
Fans flock to Facebook campaign
25/01/2010 … A Facebook petition to bring back Gavin & Stacey has been signed by 450,000 fans in just three weeks.
Morris reveals Four Lions
25/01/2010 … Chris Morris’s provocative terrorist-based comedy Four Lions has received its world premiere at the prestigious Sundance film festival.
The legend of Frank Skinner
Loaded mag crowns its comedy king
25/01/2010 … Frank Skinner has won the annual ‘comedy legend’ award handed out by lads’ mag Loaded.
Sun 24 January 2010
Australian comic Dave Grant dies
24/01/2010 … Australian stand-up Dave Grant has died at the age of 50 following a ten-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
© Riverside County Sheriff's Department Andy Dick held for 'sex assault'
24/01/2010 … American comedian Andy Dick has been arrested on two counts of sexual abuse – less than two years after his last run-in with the law.