Special Gest

Gest launches a comedy career

18/07/2007 … David Gest, Liza Minelli’s bizarre ex-husband, is to embark on a career as a stand-up.

Lauren Cooper, RIP

Tate to 'kill off' her famous creation

18/07/2007 … Catherine Tate is to kill off her most famous – and most annoying – character, gobby teenager Lauren Cooper.

18/07/2007 … US COMIC Dave Chappelle was hospitalised over the weekend for exhaustion, but is said to have recovered now.

Just for Laughs: Britcom 2007

Review by Steve Bennett

18/07/2007 … Frank Skinner has chosen Montreal for his first major stand-up gigs in a decade – but his disappointing headlining set at the Britcom showcase last night brutally…

Langham's porn 'admission'

Trial latest

17/07/2007 … Chris Langham looked at child pornography pictures because it made him feel like a ‘better man’, his trial has heard.

Seinfeld returns to TV

...as a one-off guest star

17/07/2007 … Jerry Seinfeld is to make a rare guest appearance in an American comedy series.

17/07/2007 … GEORGE MICHAEL will reportedly appear in Catherine Tate’s Christmas TV special, and has already recorded his scenes.

Find the Lady

Reality TV hunt for next Spamalot star

17/07/2007 … The next star of Monty Python’s Spamalot is to be chosen by a new reality TV show – in Sweden.