Mick lands his Ideal role

Miller to play Vegas's dad

17/04/2008 … Veteran comedian Mick Miller has landed his first acting role in 30 years – playing Johnny Vegas’s dad.

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17/04/2008 … AMERICAN comic Louis CK, whose acclaimed HBO sitcom Lucky Louie was cancelled after one series, has signed a new deal to create a new comedy for the CBS network.

In the game

Gervais performs in GTA IV

17/04/2008 … Ricky Gervais is to perform stand-up in the next Grand Theft Auto video game.

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16/04/2008 … BILL BAILEY is to headline a benefit gig in aid of the Sumatran Orangutan Society in London's Lyceum Theatre on May 12.

Losing Peep

Brand rejected for Peep Show role

16/04/2008 … Russell Brand was turned down for a role in Peep Show, David Mitchell has revealed.

New sitcom for Mitchell & Webb

BBC Two pilot in the works

16/04/2008 … David Mitchell and Robert Webb are working on a new sitcom for BBC Two.

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16/04/2008 … MUSICAL comic Tim Minchin is recording a DVD at London's Bloomsbury Theatre on May 19 and 20.

Raising the bar

New contest for pub comedy

16/04/2008 … More bars could be putting on stand-up nights following the launch of a new pub comedy award.