A gambling man

Coogan's new BBC comedy

21/04/2008 … Steve Coogan is to star as a gambling addict in a new BBC One comedy-drama.

Kay to spoof talent shows

New C4 comedy in the works

21/04/2008 … Peter Kay is working on a new TV series, spoofing talent shows such as X-Factor and Britain’s Got Talent.

It's no wind-up

Fonejacker is Bafta's best comedy

20/04/2008 … Fonejacker – Channel 4’s prank phone call show – has been named the best comedy on TV by Bafta judges.

Perform in USA

Advertising feature

20/04/2008 … Leading US immigration attorney Bernard Sidman is hosting four half-day seminars in London during June 2008 aimed at UK comics wanting to work legally in the US.

nme20

20/04/2008 … STAND-UP Jim Jeffries is to host the new American version of the NME Awards in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

monkhouse20

20/04/2008 … MICHAEL MONKHOUSE won last month's £75 for the best article submitted to Chortle's .

Scottish radio comedy is 'woeful'

...says Sony-nominated writer

20/04/2008 … A top sitcom writer says he finds it ‘crippling’ to work for the BBC in Scotland, because clueless radio bosses are producing ‘woeful’ comedy.

Walliams fan accused of stalking

Vet nurse charged

19/04/2008 … A veterinary nurse has been charged with harassing David Walliams after allegedly bombarding him with gifts and explicit poetry.