I'm spitting!
Kay's dismay at Blackpool backtrack
03/09/2006 … Peter Kay was dumped as the celebrity turning on the Blackpool illuminations on Friday – in favour of Dale Winton.
Latest News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 03 September 2006
Charlie Williams dies
One of Britain's first black comics
03/09/2006 … Charlie Williams, one of the first black comedians to appear on British TV, has died at the age of 78 The comic, who had suffered Parkinson's disease and dementia…
Sat 02 September 2006
It's not Respectable
Protest at Five's brothel sitcom
02/09/2006 … A women’s charity has blasted new channel Five sitcom Respectable for glamorising prostitution.
The full Monty?
Palin plans final Python album
02/09/2006 … Michael Palin wants to reunite with his former Monty Python colleagues to produce one last comedy album.
Comedy Gold
02/09/2006 … Acclaimed American sitcom The New Adventures Of Old Christine has been bought by UKTV Gold.
Fri 01 September 2006
Begging for Mersey
Jongleurs to open in Liverpool
01/09/2006 … Jongleurs is to open its 17th comedy club – in Liverpool.
Soap to stand-up
01/09/2006 … Coronation Street star Sally Lindsay is to appear in a new play about stand-up comics.
GagSlag #1
Our new weekly trivia round-up
01/09/2006 … Welcome to our new weekly round-up of gossipy and utterly trivial press cuttings that we couldn't find any other place for over the past seven days.