Matthew Coniam pays tribute to the brilliant sextet who set the music hall alight
10/09/2007 … In 1962, John Betjeman wrote an affectionate poem about the many hours he spent ‘as peanuts cracked, with my tie askew and my waistcoat undone’ in London’s…
Sir Trevor cleared over Manning jibe
10/09/2007 … Sir Trevor McDonald has been cleared of making offensive comments about Bernard Manning in the week of his death.
© Paula Solloway 10/09/2007 … The BBC is working on new radio quiz game, based on archive comedy clips and comedy trivia.
10/09/2007 … 500 FANS, most in fancy dress, celebrated the third annual Monty Python Day at Doune Castle, Scotland, on Sunday with silly games such as the coconut conga.
Ricky sets lawyers on to local paper
10/09/2007 … Ricky Gervais has set his lawyers on to his local newspaper after it printed pictures of his house, claiming it breached his privacy.
Legal blitz on catchphrase posters
09/09/2007 … Religious groups have been forced to stop using catchphrases from Little Britain and Catherine Tate to try to persuade youngsters into church.
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