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Comedy Central orders Feeding Chris Ramsey series
Comedy Central has ordered a new comedy entertainment series titled Feeding Chris Ramsey.
British Comedy Guide, 31st August 2016Kevin Bishop hailed as 'an outstanding Fletch'
Richard Osman even got in on the praise, saying: "Really enjoying #Porridge. Kevin Bishop is such a star."
The Daily Express, 28th August 2016I'm giving out awards for outstanding mediocrity
I'm celebrating not just the people who follow the rules, but the predatory agents and extortionate PR companies who have made comedy safe, both in the clubs and on the box, as well.
Will Franken, The Independent, 23rd August 2016Avoiding giving punchlines to just one character
If this is happening in your script, it's probably not an accident.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 16th August 2016Online sitcom Intergalactic Sausage heading this way
The trailer for a new web series created by and starring John Hopkins and Joey Page has just hit the digital airwaves. Intergalactic Sausage is a sci-fi sitcom set in a burger van in a Lichfield bus station in the not too distant future, after an apocalypse that no-one has really noticed. Humans have trashed plant earth, and it's now possible to take a bus into space, (if you have the fare and are willing to risk it), which means that people are able to go and wreck new planets.
The Velvet Onion, 14th August 2016BBC rules out remaking 'Allo 'Allo in fear of offending
The BBC has ruled out remaking the famous World War II sitcom 'Allo 'Allo! because bosses were nervous the Nazis in the show would offend viewers.
Daily Mail, 13th August 2016Mike Ward uses crowdfunding to cover legal costs
Comedian Mike Ward launched a crowdfunding campaign on Tuesday to cover the legal fees in connection to his litigation against the Human Rights Tribunal. Within hours he received nearly $2,500.
Montreal Gazette, 27th July 2016Row over Leicester Comedy Festival council funding
Concerns have been raised about council bosses finding cash to bail out the Leicester Comedy Festival but refusing emergency funding for a group that helps elderly and disabled people.
Dan J. Martin, Leicester Mercury, 27th July 2016Simon Fondle Berk: golden rules for not offending women (Link expired)
Ruby Thomas is performing as Simon Fondle Berk at the Fringe in her show Chick. Here, in character, s/he offers some advice to avoid being sexist...
Ruby Thomas, WOW247, 26th July 2016I am lazy. Comedy club crowdfunding continues.
On 3rd June, I had a chat with Barry Ferns and Dec Munro about the Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign they had just started to help finance the new Angel Comedy 2.0 comedy club in London's Islington. The idea was that I could give their campaign a boost with a blog. What could go wrong?
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 21st July 2016