Nautical but nice
25/05/2006 … Billy Connolly is to join wife Pamela Stephenson on a televised quest to trace the routes of her great-grandfather.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 25 May 2006
That Mitchell and Webb movie
Film - and tour - in the pipeline
25/05/2006 … Peep Show actors David Mitchell and Robert Webb are to star in their own feature film.
Wed 24 May 2006
Oldies but Goodies
Cult heroes head for Edinburgh
24/05/2006 … The Goodies are to perform live at this year’s Edinburgh Festival.
Tue 23 May 2006
Playhouse of fun
BBC One unveils five comedy specials
23/05/2006 … BBC One has unveiled a series of one-off comedy-dramas, featuring the likes of Dave Spikey and Lenny Henry, as part of its drive to revive its comedy programming.
Girls! on film
Work starts on new BBC3 sitcom
23/05/2006 … Filming is about to start on new BBC Three sitcom Live! Girls! The six-part sitcom has been written by twins Beth and Emma Kilcoyne, and stars Emma with Sam…
Teh joke's on us...
Learning comedy from the Germans
23/05/2006 … Stewart Lee says he has learned how to be a better stand-up – thanks to the Germans.
Vote of confidence
23/05/2006 … Peter Kay has topped yet another poll to find the funniest people alive.
Mon 22 May 2006
Coogan the gigolo
Steve plays escort in new movie
22/05/2006 … Steve Coogan is to star as a male escort in a new film, Call Me, it was announced in Cannes today.