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25/02/2008 … RICHARD STAINBANK won the Southampton heat of the Chortle Student Comedy Award on Sunday night - on only his 11th gig.

Satire? The joke's on us

Michael Monkhouse on the comedy that's an insidious enemy

24/02/2008 … I was chuffed to read that shy Frasier actor Kelsey Grammer is turning into a sensational cinema attraction.

Noel fills Albert

Fielding to front cancer benefit

23/02/2008 … Noel Fielding is to host another comedy evening at London's Royal Albert Hall.

Statue, plinth; plinth, statue

Tommy Cooper tribute unveiled

23/02/2008 … A statue of Tommy Cooper has been unveiled in his home town of Caerphilly.

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22/02/2008 … THE second series of That Mitchell and Webb Look attracted a modest 1.

Buy Noel's old house - complete with porn

The week's comedy trivia

22/02/2008 … Dave Spikey has admitted: ‘I love Barry Manilow's early stuff.

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22/02/2008 … JOSEPH WILSON won the Bristol heat of the Chortle Student Comedy awards on Thursday night.

Three for Three

BBC orders trio of comedy pilots

21/02/2008 … BBC Three has commissioned three comedy pilots, which could be made into series.