Gervais in line for another US accolade

Screen Actors Guild nominations out

20/12/2007 … Ricky Gervais has been nominated for another US acting award, for his role as Andy Millman in Extras.

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20/12/2007 … COMIC and Cold Feet star John Thomson has started writing his autobiography, which he hopes will be in stores next year.

Ince: 'I went bug-eyed mad' on TV

Robin's confession

20/12/2007 … Robin Ince has admitted going ‘bug-eyed mad’ on a TV programme, losing his cool in a confrontation over religion.

The day I went psycho on TV

by Robin Ince

20/12/2007 … The following words were written at 2am.

Venue closes suddenly

...and more could follow as arts cuts bite

18/12/2007 … Windsor Arts Centre closed its doors suddenly on Friday, amid news of a financial crisis that could plunge the future of comedy shows there into doubt.

Beware the backlash

John Phillips on the stand-ups who jumped the shark

18/12/2007 … If there’s one thing that tells me someone is going to annoy me, it’s if I mention a singer or a band, and they say: ‘Oh, I like the early stuff, before they…

Dibley tops 2007 comedies

12.8m saw final episode

18/12/2007 … The Vicar of Dibley was by far the most popular comedy of 2007 – with over five million viewers more than its nearest rival.

It's set in stone

Dawson statue to go ahead

18/12/2007 … A statue of Les Dawson is to be erected on the seafront of his adopted Lancashire home.