Scrap the Perrier
New call from Scottish promoter
22/08/2005 … The Perrier Award should be scrapped and replaced by a series of bursaries to help nurture amateur comedians, Scotland’s leading comedy promoter has…
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 22 August 2005
Sat 20 August 2005
Pajama party
20/08/2005 … American physical comedy duo Pajama Men have been named the best double act on the Edinburgh Fringe Shenoah Allen and Mark Chavez today collected their…
Fri 19 August 2005
More Distractions
Carr's US career continues to grow
19/08/2005 … Jimmy Carr’s American career contintues to grow, after his game show Distraction was recommissioned for a second series there.
Upwardly mobile
Nighty Night clips on your phone
19/08/2005 … The BBC is to distribute preview clips of the new series of Nighty Night on mobile phones from tomorrow.
Tickled pink
19/08/2005 … Ken Dodd has unveiled his first portrait at the National Portrait Gallery, and declared himself flattered by the honour.
Thu 18 August 2005
No sit...
18/08/2005 … Channel 4 has launched a hunt to find new British sitcoms after discovering the number of such shows has slumped by factor of seven in the past 20 years.
Dental as anything
18/08/2005 … Men Behaving Badly creator Simon Nye has written an ITV1 comedy drama about a love affair between a prison officer and a dental assistant.
A dramatic life
18/08/2005 … A new play about the life of Richard Pryor has opened in New York.