Positive mental Latitude

Win festival tickets

18/06/2007 … Bill Bailey, Dylan Moran, Alan Carr and Phill Jupitus are among the acts performing at the comedy stage at the Latitude Festival next month – and we have a pair…

Win cult Peter Cook DVD

18/06/2007 … The little-seen Peter Cook satire, The Rise And Rise Of Michael Rimmer, is released on DVD for the first time on Monday – and we have six copies to give away.

Irish gags are 'racist and offensive'

Radio station apologises

18/06/2007 … A radio station has apologised after encouraging listeners to call in with Irish jokes – and adopt an Irish accent when telling them.

Bigger than Beethoven

Kay named an artistic hero

18/06/2007 … Britons hold Peter Kay in higher artistic esteem than Mozart, Beethoven or Shakespeare, according to a new poll.

See Moore of Dudley

Rare film unearthed

17/06/2007 … Rare footage of Dudley Moore, filmed before he shot to fame in Beyond The Fringe, is to be shown on BBC Four later this month.

From Dame to CBE

Barry Humphries honoured

16/06/2007 … Dame Edna Everage creator Barry Humphries has been made a CBE in the Queen’s birthday honours.

Nazi salute halts gig

Bloom vs the racist

15/06/2007 … Stand-up Adam Bloom walked off stage 30 seconds into his set after a racist heckler gave him a Nazi salute.

Was it something I said?

The week's comedy trivia

15/06/2007 … Noel Fielding was spotted playing croquet with Kasabian at the Isle Of Wight festival.