Thu 31 July 2008
A full and Frank account
31/07/2008 … Frank Skinner has written a follow-up to his bestselling autobiography.
Revealed: The world's oldest joke
31/07/2008 … The world’s oldest recorded joke has been discovered, dating back almost 4,000 years.
'Can we not just cancel this shite..?'
Tom Brogan on his nightmare Edinburgh festival
31/07/2008 … A couple of years ago I was offered a part in a comedy play about to embark upon a two week run at the Edinburgh Festival.
© ABC BBC3 reaches out for Heroes
31/07/2008 … BBC Three is in talks to acquire the predecessor to Australian mockumentary Summer Heights High.
Wed 30 July 2008
ashes30
30/07/2008 … GEORGE CARLIN's ashes have been scattered around some of the nightclubs he used to play in New York.
Beeb fined over Brand phone-in
30/07/2008 … Broadcasting watchdogs have fined the BBC £400,000 over phone-in scandals involving Comic Relief, the Russell Brand show and others.
12 months to make it...
30/07/2008 … Channel 4 is to follow student Simon Jenkins as he tries to break into the stand-up circuit.