Red Dwarf star arrested

'Cat' held after binman altercation

16/02/2008 … Red Dwarf star Danny John-Jules has been arrested over claims he threatened a binman with a knife.

Another 'pay-to-play' bid

Dublin club charges comics to perform

15/02/2008 … New comedians are being asked to pay if they want stage time at a Dublin comedy club.

The Edinburgh of the East Midlands

Nick Irvine attends the Leicester Comedy Festival

15/02/2008 … 10:30am, Saturday, February 9, and due to tedious work commitments I sat waiting at a desolate train station in Kent having missed the first day of the Leicester…

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15/02/2008 … POPULAR Latin-American comic George Lopez says he'll quit stand-up at the age of 55 - in nine years' time.

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15/02/2008 … MARK WATSON performed his show at the Leicester Comedy Festival on Wednesday, just a few hours after his wife Emily badly injured her arm in a quad biking accident…

Falling into a pit full of crap...

The week's comedy trivia

15/02/2008 … Who is this successful American comedy figure, pictured in 1969? Answer below.

Nothing funny about these TV ratings

Comedy audiences slump

15/02/2008 … Thursdays may be funny, according to the BBC, but they are not proving all that popular – with poor ratings for last night’s comedy programmes.

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15/02/2008 … AL MURRAY'S current series of Happy Hour has been extended by three episodes by ITV bosses.