Quantity over quality
O'Hanlon's dismay at Irish stand-up
15/02/2007 … Standards are slipping in Irish comedy because there are too many stand-ups tackling too few subjects, Ardal O'Hanlon has claimed.
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Thu 15 February 2007
The new Messiah
Idle plans Life Of Brian oratoria
15/02/2007 … Eric Idle is planning a new musical based on Monty Python’s Life Of Brian.
Wed 14 February 2007
Don't mess with the Family
Lawyers stop Family Guy parody
14/02/2007 … Lawyers have shut down a one-man stand-up show about Family Guy, claiming it contains violates its copyright.
Tue 13 February 2007
Only Eeijits and Horses
Scotland gets its own market traders sitcom
13/02/2007 … The BBC has commissioned a new sitcom – about a couple of dodgy market traders.
How comedy got serious
Alexei Sayle on today’s slick business
13/02/2007 … The ‘shambolic chaos’ of the comedy circuit has been replaced by businesslike professionalism and ‘the smell of money’ Alexei Sayle has claimed.
The future starts here
Chortle student hunt gets under way
13/02/2007 … Chortle’s hunt for the best new student comics in Britain kicks off in Newcastle this week.
Mon 12 February 2007
Mecca me laugh...
Muslim comedy tour comes to UK
12/02/2007 … Allah Made Me Funny, the Muslim stand-up tour that has attracted huge interest in the States, is coming to the UK.
More Fame
12/02/2007 … Ricky Gervais has added another batch of dates to his current live show, Fame, said to be the fastest-selling comedy tour ever.