29/06/2007 … ARDAL O'HANLON has announced a 36-date autumn tour.

Births, deaths and racists

Your weekly fix of comedy trivia

29/06/2007 … Let’s start with a little exclusive: Nighty Night star Julia Davis gave birth to twin boys this week.

Coffin up for smokers

Comic's hearse protest at fag ban

29/06/2007 … Stand-up Liam Mullone is protesting at England’s new smoking ban – by converting a hearse into a mobile smoking room.

Lion in wait

ITV pilot for drunk kids' entertainer

28/06/2007 … Drunken children’s entertainer Jeremy Lion is to shoot a sitcom pilot for ITV1.

Dry wit

New sitcom about a recovering alcoholic

28/06/2007 … Green Wing’s Stephen Mangan is to star in new BBC Two sitcom about a recovering alcoholic.

Full tragedy of Jeni's suicide revealed

Comic had a history of depression

28/06/2007 … The coroner’s report into the suicide of American comedian Richard Jeni has revealed a tragic history of depression.

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28/06/2007 … MICHAEL PALIN has been made an honorary Doctor of Letters at Edinburgh University.

C4 buys Grammer sitcom

Back To You expected in 2008

28/06/2007 … Channel 4 has acquired the rights to Kelsey Grammer’s new US sitcom Back To You.