Ken Dodd, the toothy Scouse comedian and cleared tax dodger, has entered into a war of words with his ex-employess, the Diddymen, over unpaid wages amounting to several thousand pounds. Dodd, now 80, is alleged to have reneged on payment of the...
US President George Bush has confided to confidantes, that during the early part of his political development, he studied the British comic genius, Stanley Unwin.
Muched loved comedian Alan Carr has always been known to be gay. Now after spotting him on a night out, I have proof (well, not the type that would stand up in court, just my own fevered rantings) that this is nothing but an act.
(La La Land, CA) - In what he felt was his funniest anti-establishment joke of all time, George Carlin died yesterday.
The "late" Andy Kaufman made his much anticipated comeback today after 24 years.
(La La Land, CA) - Hard on the heels of Senator Barack Obama's securing of the Democratic nomination, a group of comedy writers from across the globe have formed a coalition imploring the Senator to do something they can make fun of.
Comedian and show-off Dick Martin, who hosted the popular 1960's comedy show Laugh-In with his partner Dan Rowan, has died at the age of 86.
If you were folically challenged, overweight, and specky, with no job, no social life, you'd think you'd just take a handful of pills, but not Hector Bracegirdle (58), who has managed to scoop the coveted, 'Worst Comedian Of The Year Awar...
It has just been revealed that disgusted fans of comic Jimmy London stormed out of a show last month after he allegedly molested a young woman on stage.
Those thinking of stand up comedy should note the recent plight of Rotherham based Sales Consultant, Kevin Ottwell who for years has been the office comedian.
Big boned comedian Kathy Nijimy, who played a jolly nun in the Sister Act movies is fighting for her life after getting trapped in a chimney.
Inspired by the open letter to Hollywood Rob Schneider paid for in an issue of Variety, in which he vowed to never work with Mel Gibson because of Gibson's alleged anti-Semitic drunken rant, many not-so-prominent celebrities are telling movie ind...
Bernard Manning, the controversial and, some would say, outrageous northern comedian, has died of racism at the age of 76.
Graham Norton, the funny multi-talented TV presenter and, some would say "comedian", has been voted the "funniest man on TV" by viewers in an online poll. Norton won "hands down" with ov...
In a move long anticipated in the comedy and entertainment world, the National Society of Comedians (NCS) has approved the use of "jokes of and about genocide." The NCS, which decides when and if certain controversial topics can be joked ab...
'Houseguest' and 'Jingle All The Way' star Sinbad (real name David Adkins), who died on stage last week during his stand-up comedy act, has returned as a flesh-eating zombie. News of his death, leaked on Wednesday, appeared briefly on...
Saturday night Comedy Fest, in what is being called 'the greatest tragedy in the history of earth' (with the death of our lord coming in a close second), somehow chose Stephen Colbert, and not the much more deserving writingguy for "
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