States of independence...

Dave Gorman on his odyssey around America

04/02/2008 … Dave Gorman does the things the rest of us only talk about.

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04/02/2008 … PAUL MERTON's improvised show Thank God You're Here bounced back in the ratings on Saturday, up 400,000 to 2.

The comic behind Boris

Johnson recruits stand-up as scriptwriter

04/02/2008 … Boris Johnson has hired an open-spot stand-up to help write his speeches during his bid to become London major.

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04/02/2008 … ARMY lieutenant Nina Soderquist will be the next Lady Of The Lake in the London version of Monty Python's Spamalot, after winning Swedish reality TV show West End…

Pacino to play Sellers?

Al rumoured for West End show

04/02/2008 … Al Pacino could play Peter Sellers in a new West End play about the comedian’s last days.

Arrested Development redeveloped

Movie venture on the cards

04/02/2008 … Plans are under way for a movie version of the much-praised US sitcom Arrested Development.

Silly walk unites nations

British comedy crosses cultural divide

04/02/2008 … A TV channel that broadcasts across France and Germany has found that only British comedies and appeals to both audiences.

The home of stand-up

Steve Bennett takes a trip to the Catskill mountains

03/02/2008 … “I always sit in the back of planes,” jokes the slick, suited comedian on stage.