Pryor 'was abused'
New lawsuit hits comic's widow
12/05/2006 … One of Richard Pryor’s daughters has claimed his widow abused the comedian by isolating him from his family.
2006 Archives
Fri 12 May 2006
'I'm devastated'
Langham vows to fight child porn rap
12/05/2006 … Chris Langham has vowed to fight to clear his name after being charged with downloading child pornography from the internet.
Captain's blog
12/05/2006 … Kenny Everett’s Captain Kremmen radio sketches are being released as a podcasts, starting today.
Hoax callers
12/05/2006 … A spoof late-night phone it that has outraged Radio 4 listeners has been revealed as the work of Fast Show stars Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson.
Soup's ready
BBC launches its new comedy platform
12/05/2006 … The BBC has launched its website offering a platform for new comedy clips.
Thu 11 May 2006
Langham arrested
15 charges over indecent images
11/05/2006 … Chris Langham has been charged on 15 counts of making indecent images of children.
Monkey on his back
Vegas 'reunited with knitted sidekick'
11/05/2006 … Johnny Vegas could be reunited with his knitted sidekick Monkey for a new advertising campaign – for PG Tips.
Tue 09 May 2006
The comic who got lucky
Chris Addison scoops Sony Award
09/05/2006 … Chris Addison has won the top award for radio comedy for his show The Ape That Got Lucky.