High Goon
It's still Britain's favourite radio comedy
13/03/2006 … The Goon Show remains the most popular radio comedy ever, more than half a century after it first aired.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 13 March 2006
Comedy with balls
13/03/2006 … Dave Spikey has written a spoof documentary about the world of Sunday league football, which he hopes to get commissioned in time for June’s World Cup.
Sat 11 March 2006
Men are ruining comedy
Weir wants more female TV execs
11/03/2006 … Arabella Weir says TV comedy is rubbish – because too much of it is commissioned by men.
MTV forgives Brand
Wayward comic gets a second chance
11/03/2006 … Russell Brand is returning to MTV, four years after being sacked for his junkie lifestyle.
Thu 09 March 2006
Sadowitz price row
Gigs cancelled over ticket demands
09/03/2006 … Two comedy clubs have pulled gigs by Jerry Sadowitz – because he demanded ticket prices be more than doubled.
Feline threatened
Bill Bailey helps save the jaguar
09/03/2006 … Bill Bailey has spent two weeks with the ‘jaguar people’ of Brazil for a new Sky One documentary.
The two of us
Comedy duos to examine friendship
09/03/2006 … Five comedy partnership have created a series of short Radio 4 pieces about the nature of friendship.
Wed 08 March 2006
Kay joins t'ardis
08/03/2006 … Peter Kay is to appear in the next series of Doctor Who.