Perrier shake-up
New plans for top comedy prize
11/06/2006 … Perrier award organisers are poised to announce major changes to Britain’s most prestigious comedy prize.
2006 Archives
Sun 11 June 2006
Sat 10 June 2006
Dead embarrassed
Man fakes death to avoid Dave Gorman
10/06/2006 … A Canadian man faked his own death to avoid appearing on a radio show with Dave Gorman.
Fri 09 June 2006
Hancock star dies
09/06/2006 … Character actor Alec Bregonzi, a regular of the Hancock’s Half Hour TV shows, has died at the aged of 76.
Top gag, Spike
Milligan wrote the world's funniet joke
09/06/2006 … Spike Milligan wrote the world’s funniest joke, researchers have discovered.
Windows of opportunity
Martin signs Microsoft ad deal
09/06/2006 … Demetri Martin has signed a deal to star in Microsoft’s new marketing campaign.
Thu 08 June 2006
Lack of the net!
Footy comics hit by website collapse
08/06/2006 … Two comics’ hopes for World Cup rush on their football anthem have been dashed after the collapse of a music download site.
Extra special...
08/06/2006 … David Bowie, Orlando Bloom and Chris Martin are among the big-name stars appearing in the next series of Extras.
Biggest Fringe yet
08/06/2006 … This year’s Edinburgh Fringe programme has been published – with a huge explosion in the number of shows.