New deal for South Park

£37m contract to 2011

27/08/2007 … South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have signed a contract worth an estimated £37million to extend the show into 2011.

Gervais forgoes castle profits

Edinburgh gig aids cancer group

27/08/2007 … Ricky Gervais is to donate the profits from his controversial Edinburgh Castle show to charity.

27/08/2007 … STAND-UP Paul Sinha won the We Need Answers trivia contest that ran throughout the Edinburgh Fringe, beating Josie Long in the final.

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27/08/2007 … COMICS performing at Edinburgh’s Tron venue have voted Craig Campbell the best stand-up on the Fringe.

Norman's final film

Wisdom helps cancer charity

27/08/2007 … Sir Norman Wisdom has filmed his last screen role.

A funny old place

Bristol 'has UK's best sense of humour'

27/08/2007 … Bristol has the best sense of humour of any British city, a new survey has found.

20 questions: Guy Pratt

26/08/2007 … Or rather 19 questions, due to an administrative error in what we sent to the bass player turned comedy anecdotalist…How does it feel performing alone as yourself,…

26/08/2007 … 19-YEAR-OLD Jack Whitehall has triumphed at the final of the AmusedMoose LaughOff 2007 talent hunt at the Edinburgh Fringe, winning future 'production and PR support'…