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Fry & Laurie to reunite for new project
Monday 14th May 2012
Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie are set to reunite for a new project, although details about the endeavour are not yet known.
Comedian to enter London Mayoral Election 2012
Thursday 1st March 2012
Comedian Nathaniel Tapley, acting in character as dodgy politician Ian Bowler, has announced that he will be standing to become the next Mayor of London.
Frank Carson passes away aged 85
Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Northern Irish comedy legend Frank Carson has died at the age of 85.
Billy Connolly named 'most influential comic'
Monday 30th January 2012
Billy Connolly has been named the most influential British stand-up comic of all time, in a poll involving comedy fans and comedians.
Comedy writer Ronnie Wolfe dies
Sunday 18th December 2011
Writer Ronnie Wolfe, best known for the hit 1970s sitcom On The Buses, has died at the age of 89.
Micky Flanagan signs exclusive Channel 4 deal
Friday 16th December 2011
Cockney stand-up Micky Flanagan has signed a one-year exclusivity contract with Channel 4.
Frankie Boyle slams Stewart Lee and HIGNFY
Saturday 26th November 2011
Frankie Boyle has called Have I Got News For You 'everything that's wrong with TV satire', and labelled Stewart Lee as 'irrelevant and flabby'.
John Cleese: comedy in 'unhealthy place' as offended pandered to
Tuesday 22nd November 2011
John Cleese has said he thinks comedy is in an 'unhealthy place' right now because broadcasters are pandering to the most 'sensitive people in the population'.
Comedy writer and producer David Croft dies
Tuesday 27th September 2011
Legendary comedy writer, director and producer David Croft, whose credits include Dad's Army and 'Allo 'Allo!, has died aged 89.
Fawlty Towers director John Howard Davies dies
Tuesday 23rd August 2011
John Howard Davies, the comedy producer and director responsible for shows such as Fawlty Towers, The Good Life and Mr. Bean, has died.