Langham: I was abused

Actor weeps in witness box

26/07/2007 … Chris Langham has wept in the witness box as he denied being a paedophile, and described how he was abused himself as a child .

ITV's funny money

Comedy Awards hit by phone-in scandal

26/07/2007 … The British Comedy Awards has become embroiled in the phone-vote scandal rocking the television industry.

We're still standing...

Brit duo are reality show finalists

26/07/2007 … Britain’s Matt Kirshen and Gina Yashere are both through to the final ten in American reality show Last Comic Standing.

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26/07/2007 … PUB LANDLORD Al Murray is to perform his show And Another Thing at the London Palladium, at 5pm and 8pm on September 23, to be recorded for DVD.

25/07/2007 … US COMIC Dave Chappelle is to produce a live concert film of the Allah Made Me Funny tour, which features Muslim comics Preacher Moss, Azhar Usman and Mohammed Amer.

25/07/2007 … ROB BRYDON is to play Mr Fang in a new BBC One adaptation of Oliver Twist.

Comic Sharples assaulted

Surgery for fractured skull

24/07/2007 … Manchester stand-up Des Sharples has suffered a fractured skull after being attacked in the street in Tenerife.

Frankie goes to Holyrood

Boyle to host a 'Scottish Daily Show'

24/07/2007 … Frankie Boyle is to host a topical comedy show, described as a Scottish version of The Daily Show.