Gently does it

R4 to adapt Adams novels

13/07/2007 … Harry Enfield is to star as detective Dirk Gently in a Radio 4 adaptation of Douglas Adams' comic novel.

Truth decay...

The week's comedy trivia

13/07/2007 … ‘Trying to examine how a joke works is like trying to nail a puddle to a wall.

13/07/2007 … CATHERINE TATE has been filming scenes for her Christmas special, showing the 1950s origins of her foul-mouthed gran Mrs Taylor.

Jaik Campbell – Original Review

Review by Steve Bennett

13/07/2007 … Jaik Campell certainly hits the ground running, with a volley of four or five sharp, concise gags that establish his credentials.

Ben Norris – Original Review

Review by Steve Bennett

13/07/2007 … As he admits in his set, Ben Norris lies on the periphery of laddishness; part lairy blokishness, part middle-class haughtiness.

The joke's on you, grandad

Why the old don't get gags

12/07/2007 … Older people find it harder to get jokes, a new study has shown.

Little Britain invades US

HBO orders six-part remake

12/07/2007 … Matt Lucas and David Walliams have landed a US version of Little Britain.

I'm fuming!

Comic magician to fight fag ban

12/07/2007 … Comedy magician Pete Firman has vowed to defy the smoking ban every night of the Edinburgh Fringe – by consuming an entire pack of cigarettes at once.