The last 24 hours in comedy: June 8 2012
Andrew Mickel8 June 2012
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- Stewart Lee is implausibly the new Jason Manford of Comedy Central, hosting a new talent show to find new alternative or cult comedians. SSP
- More fresh commissioning news: John Bishop has a new show about jokes on Sky 1. Comedy.co.uk
- Kevin Bridges got a very drunken heckler 'situation' in Arbroath. *insert lazy joke about drunk Scottish people* Arbroath Herald
- In a bizarre story even by the high standards of the Daily Mail, Les Dawson's daughter pulled a face that made her look a bit like her gurning dad. No word on the value of her house. Daily Mail
- Jim Davidson had an odd ramble about the jubilee which lots of comedians took the mick out of on Twitter, combining some fair comment on the drivel it contained, and some outright snobbery about his poor English. Jim Davidson's blog
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