© Bruce Dessau Bruce Dessau visits the Altitude Festival
07/04/2009 … It's not every day that a man in a yeti suit attempts to sell you a comedy festival ticket, but the Altitude Comedy Festival is no ordinary comedy festival.
Comic back four days after collapse
07/04/2009 … Mathew Horne returned to the West End stage last night, four days after he collapsed during a performance.
Arthur Strong and Now Show up for awards
07/04/2009 … Count Arthur Strong and The Now Show are in the running for a Sony Radio Award.
© BBC Iannucci working on new scripts
06/04/2009 … Armando Iannucci is working on another eight episodes of The Thick Of It – despite claims that his Twitter update announcing the news was a spoof.
06/04/2009 … Spinal Tap are to play one date at Wembley Arena as part of a world tour to mark the 25th anniversary of their cult movie.
06/04/2009 … RADIO ONE will make its debut at the Edinburgh Fringe this year, with afternoon presenter Scott Mills providing coverage from the festival.
04/04/2009 … MATHEW HORNE is said to be feeling 'much better' after collapsing from exhaustion on a West End stage on Thursday, but it is still not yet known when he will return…
04/04/2009 … Rowan Atkinson has had to pull out of the West End production of Oliver! for three weeks to undergo hernia surgery.
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