Kumars leave No 42

Comic team could defect from the BBC

17/10/2006 … The BBC has lost The Kumars At No 42, with the fictional family considering a move to a rival broadcaster.

17/10/2006 … LITTLE BRITAIN, My Family, The Catherine Tate Show and Will & Grace have been nominated for best comedy in the National Television Awards, to be handed out on October…

Germany hails Borat

Award for Baron Cohen

17/10/2006 … Sacha Baron Cohen has been named the funniest man not to come from Germany.

Spamalot

Review by Steve Bennett

17/10/2006 … Spamalot stamps its mark on the West End with the subtle grace of a giant animated foot squashing a renaissance angel, complete with coarse raspberry.

A political backhander

Win a Yes Minister box set

16/10/2006 … The BBC has today released the complete Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister on a seven-disc box set.

The lost laugh

Hunt is on for missing TV classics

16/10/2006 … ITV is launching a search for classic shows by the likes of Tommy Cooper, Kenny Everett and Morecambe and Wise that were never archived.

britox16

16/10/2006 … LITTLE BRITAIN have added new dates to their Australian tour: Brisbane Conference Centre (Jan 22-26), Melbourne Vodafone Arena (Jan 30-31) and Sydney Hordern Pavilion…

Award for what Simon says

Playwright Neil lands humour prize

16/10/2006 … Playwright Neil Simon has collected America’s most prestigious award for humor, the Mark Twain Prize.