Another Carry On?
05/02/2008 … A new Carry On movie could be in the works – with Russell Brand earmarked for a starring role.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 05 February 2008
Profits down at Jongleurs owners
Smoking ban and bank crisis blamed
05/02/2008 … Bosses at Jongleurs owner Regent Inns have blamed the smoking ban and the banking crisis for a 30 per cent fall in operating profits.
Mon 04 February 2008
The comic behind Boris
Johnson recruits stand-up as scriptwriter
04/02/2008 … Boris Johnson has hired an open-spot stand-up to help write his speeches during his bid to become London major.
Pacino to play Sellers?
04/02/2008 … Al Pacino could play Peter Sellers in a new West End play about the comedian’s last days.
Arrested Development redeveloped
04/02/2008 … Plans are under way for a movie version of the much-praised US sitcom Arrested Development.
© BBC Silly walk unites nations
British comedy crosses cultural divide
04/02/2008 … A TV channel that broadcasts across France and Germany has found that only British comedies and appeals to both audiences.
Sun 03 February 2008
Reality bites...
Brits in NBC's Last Comic Standing
03/02/2008 … Several British stand-ups have got through to the semi-finals of American reality programme Last Comic Standing.
The heat is on
03/02/2008 … The line-ups have been announced for all the heats of Chortle's Student Comedy Award, which kicks off in Newcastle on Thursday.