02/08/2007 … MONTY PYTHON's Spamalot has extended its run in London's West End to March 1, 2008.

02/08/2007 … SARAH SILVERMAN, Bill Maher, Denis Leary and Janeane Garofalo are among the stand-ups headlining the New York Comedy Festival from November 6 to 11, organisers announced…

01/08/2007 … STAND-UP Julia Morris is to front a 13-part reality TV show in her native Australia, The Singing Office, which will hunt for singing stars by auditioning workers…

Cooper turns to bronze

Tommy's statue nearly ready

01/08/2007 … Anthony Hopkins is to unveil a 9ft statue of Tommy Cooper in Caerphilly later this year.

Brand on the road

Russell to retrace Kerouac's route

01/08/2007 … Russell Brand is to retrace beat generation author Jack Kerouac’s footsteps across America for a new BBC show.

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01/08/2007 … NEW YORK comic Kristen Schaal, who is about to play the Assembly Rooms at the Edinburgh Fringe, has just been hired as a writing consultant on the next season of…

Ricky: I'm not taking Early Retirement

Gervais denies Hollywood reports

01/08/2007 … Ricky Gervais has denied reports in Hollywood’s most respected trade magazine that he has signed up to star in a new family comedy.

Karen's still hot

Taylor tops Chortle searches again

01/08/2007 … Karen Taylor is the most-searched-for comedian on Chortle for the second month running.