Comedy News- Top Oz comedy fest is now in Obie’s sights - Cumbernauld News
- The Divine Comedy, By Craig Raine - The Independent
- Has Billy Connolly lost his mojo? - The Independent
- Being Modern: Arena comedy - The Independent
- So Jason Segel, are you a man or a Muppet? - The Guardian
- Terry’s different kind of comedy - Crawley Observer
- Comedian Mike Epps promotes hometown at Super Bowl - Palm Beach Post
- Old-fashioned love for matchmaking comedian - This is Staffordshire
- David Jason calls for return to traditional comedy - Telegraph.co.uk
- Billy Connolly ends comedy shows early after heckles - BBC News
Opinion Archive
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Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross Suspended
It’s easy to blow stuff out of all proportion, but there’s no way that this business should be carrying on 10 days or so after the fact. As it is,... -
Tech Comedy
You don’t get much hi tech comedy really outside of The IT Crowd – let’s try and redress the balance a bit… There’s more tech gubbins over at The Gadget... -
Where’s Your Sense of Humour, Philipines?
News that the Philipine embassy are making a complaint about a recent edition of Harry and Paul came as a major shock – especially given the context of the complaint.... -
Best Newsbiscuit Ever?
If not, it certainly comes close… The BBC entered a new era this weekend with the launch of ‘BBC Hardcore’ – a free to air pornography channel intended to compete... -
Waiting Game…
[singlepic=14,320,240,,right]Al Murray might be back this Friday, and Harry Hill might be back next month; Enfield and Whitehouse are back on our screens too, but right now it’s Monday evening... -
Kevin Bishop – where next?
The Kevin Bishop Show has gone from strength to strength over its run, and has underlined the importance of Channel 4’s continued investment in new comedy talent. With Channel 4... -
Frankie Boyle
Currently on a summer break from touring – no doubt to record Mock the Week – Frankie Boyle is a pretty prolific comic, it seems. Not only does he contribute... -
Harry Hill
[singlepic=13,320,240,,right]Harry Hill (real name Dr Matthew Keith Hall) is one of the top comedy performers in the UK today, and one of ITV’s highest earners. Since his first appearance on... -
How much does a standup comic get paid?
[singlepic=44,320,240,,right]Considering dipping my toe back into the standup scene, I decided to Google exactly how much I could expect to see once I’d begun to make a name for myself.... -
Why comedy broadcasters shouldn’t panic
An interesting piece at the weekend in The Times indicated that broadcasters are worried about the state of TV sitcoms, and the lack of big hitters such as Only Fools...