Articles about Comedy

8 May 2013
LBC’s Iain Dale: ITV’s Vicious is an ‘abortion of a comedy’ and Brian Sewell is right to pan it 39 LBC radio presenter Iain Dale says ITV’s new gay sitcom Vicious is an “abortion of a comedy” and has praised Brian Sewell’s withering critique of the show.
8 May 2013
Actress Margaret Cho says John Travolta is ‘Oscar Wilde gay’ and he would be ‘happier’ out of the closet 44 Hollywood legend John Travolta is "Oscar Wilde gay" – according to comedian and actress Margaret Cho.
7 May 2013
Brian Sewell attacks ITV’s Vicious as ‘spiteful parody’ with audience down by 2 million 55 With the show down 2 million viewers for its second episode controversial art critic Brian Sewell says ITV’s new sitcom Vicious reminds him of a less progressive period for gay people.
14 April 2013
US: Gay ‘Glee’ actor Jonathan Groff to appear in comedy TV pilot 9 Jonathan Groff will play a leading role in an upcoming comedy pilot about the lives of three gay men, commissioned for US Cable channel HBO.
8 April 2013
US: Saturday Night Live opens with Kim Jong Un ‘evolving’ on same-sex marriage + 'Saturday Night Live' satirised the current focus on same-sex marriage in the USA in an opening sketch featuring North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un coming out for marriage equality.
5 April 2013
Jim Davidson banned from performing at Kent theatre over his anti-gay views 15 Jim Davidson has been told he cannot perform at a theatre in Kent because of his homophobic views.
19 December 2012
Video: This Christmas, George Takei will help you come out for your family for $99 8 In a spoof infomercial sketch for last night's Conan show, Andy Richter, Conan O'Brien's longtime sidekick with a little help from Star Trek star George Takei offered to help viewers come out to their family at the Christmas dinner.
19 December 2012
Pam Ann: “Julia Gillard is like a ginger lesbian Harry Potter lookalike” 13 Pam Ann, the air hostess alter-ego of Australian comedienne Caroline Reid, has taken time out from jetting across the skies to do a quick Q&A with PinkNews.co.uk – and she doesn’t have kind words for Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
29 October 2012
ITV commissions new gay sitcom starring Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi 23 A new sitcom has been commissioned by ITV, which is set to feature Sir Derek Jacobi and Sir Ian McKellen as an elderly gay couple.
21 December 2011
US network “will meet LGBT groups” to discuss new show’s effect on trans community 44 US network executives say they will meet with LGBT groups over a comedy which has drawn criticism for its depiction of men dressing as women to find work.
7 November 2011
Interview: Wanda Sykes on stand-up, her four Emmys and coming out 3 Laurence Watts meets comedian Wanda Sykes, who came out publicly three years ago while protesting against Proposition 8.
2 February 2011
Video: Saturday Night Live attacked for ‘transphobic’ skit 13 US television show Saturday Night Live has been attacked for including a skit which mocked transgender women.
6 January 2011
US Navy Capt fired for lewd videos 1 US Navy Captain Owen Honors has been fired from his role over the obscene comedy videos he produced for his crew.
4 January 2011
US Navy captain accused of making anti-gay videos 8 A US Navy captain is expected to be temporarily relieved of his duties while the Navy investigates anti-gay and obscene comedy videos he produced for his crew.
24 January 2010
Film Review: All About Steve + This loopy comedy caper about a nerdy crossword creator with a penchant for red cowboy boots will divide the audience firmly in two: you're either going to love it or hate it.
23 January 2010
Film Review: It’s Complicated + It sure is complicated.
19 January 2010
Gay romance expected for Glee 14 US comedy Glee will reportedly feature a gay romance in its second season.
7 May 2008
British star urges Hollywood gays out of the closet + One of the stars of hit comedy The Office has said he is convinced there are many high-profile Hollywood celebrities who are gay, and he can't understand why they do not come out.

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