What Katy did

Brand lands ITV2 sketch show

18/08/2007 … Katy Brand has recorded a sketch series for ITV2, due to air in October.

Conchords keep flying

HBO orders second series

17/08/2007 … New Zealand folk parodists Flight Of The Concords have secured a second series of their American TV show.

Anyone for Hot Geoffrey?

The week's comedy trivia

17/08/2007 … The things you learn at the Fringe, even if you don’t want to.

20 questions: Janey Godley

17/08/2007 … How did the idea for the show come about?My daughter Ashley decided that I should just do a show where I just talk about talking, as I never really stick to a theme…

Telling Porkie's again

Shock jock Stern remakes Porkie's

16/08/2007 … Radio shock jock Howard Stern is to remake the classic High School sex comedy Porky's.

16/08/2007 … A BRONZE statue of Laurel and Hardy leaning against a lamppost could finally be erected in Stan’s home town of Ulverston, two years after it was sculpted, following…

Joan gets dramatic

Rivers writes autobiographical play

16/08/2007 … Joan Rivers has written an autobiographical play, which makes its stage debut this week.

Eliminated

Kirshen off Last Comic Standing

16/08/2007 … British comic Matt Kirshen has been knocked out of American talent contest Last Comic Standing.