24/10/2007 … ITV is paying a reported £700,000 to the producers of the British Comedy Awards to stop it going from other brodcasters - prompting new hopes it could still be…

Lee goes Big

Evans announces record-breaking tour

24/10/2007 … Lee Evans has announced a record-breaking tour, including London’s 15,000-seater O2 Arena.

Dinner hosts sue Borat

Five want damages for'humiliation'

24/10/2007 … The makers of the Borat film have been hit with yet another lawsuit.

Comedy writer Tavener dies

Creator of R4's Absolute Power

24/10/2007 … Comedy writer Mark Tavener has died of cancer.

Adam Tempest – Original Review

Review by Steve Bennett

23/10/2007 … Adam Tempest’s set is a decidedly mixed bag, with a couple of stand-out segments surrounded by some long-winded nonsense.

Scooby – Original Review

Review by Steve Bennett

23/10/2007 … Scooby’s energy is at the bottom of the scale, with a monotone deadpan – or at least that is what he’d have you believe.

Carl Hutchinson – Original Review

Review by Steve Bennett

23/10/2007 … Although relatively inexperienced, Carl Hutchinson has the confidence to start his routine in an unhurried, laid-back way.

Dug Shelmerdine – Original Review

Review by Steve Bennett

23/10/2007 … Newcomer Dug Shelmerdine talks – at great length – about his drug-taking.