Lee Hurst's dad dies

... just days after comic's suicide threat

04/11/2006 … Lee Hurst’s dad has died, just days after the distraught comic threatened to kill himself over his hospital treatment.

03/11/2006 … RICKY GERVAIS is to appear on Channel 4 Radio's new topical comedy programme, The Weekly Show, which will be recorded at London's Soho Theatre at 5pm tomorrow (Saturday)…

Is Meat funny?

GagSlag gossip round-up

03/11/2006 … Some trivia sparklers for your bonfire weekend.

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03/11/2006 … THE ARISTOCRATS, Paul Provenza's documentary about a singe offensive joke, is to get its British TV premiere on Film 4 on November 13.

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02/11/2006 … OMID DJALILI has announced a new run of dates for his No Agenda show in early 2007.

Paper books 'racist' comic

Walkouts at corporate gig

02/11/2006 … A corporate gig for the Hull Daily Mail ended in chaos after the comedian they booked started telling allegedly racist jokes.

Banned, for the kids' sake

BBC governors rap French & Saunders

02/11/2006 … A French and Saunders sketch has been banned for exploiting children.

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Smith lands Thick Of It role

02/11/2006 … Stand-up Will Smith has landed a role in the Christmas special of The Thick Of It.