Winding up the wind-ups

Marc Wootton on his new BBC Three sketch show

09/01/2008 … Marc Wootton has pretty much built his career on tormenting people.

Free Agents set for series

C4 poised to commission Mangan sitcom

09/01/2008 … Channel 4 is poised to order a full series of the Stephen Mangan and Sharon Horgan sitcom Free Agents.

Eternal phlegm

Paramount to air Spitting Image reruns

09/01/2008 … Paramount Comedy has bought the rights to the Kenny Everett TV Show and Spitting Image.

Little Little Britain

BBC to air sketch show for kids

08/01/2008 … The BBC is to broadcast a sketch show for children, starring some of Britain’s best emerging comics.

rocktout08

08/01/2008 … TOUTS are demanding up to £377 for front-row tickets to Chris Rock's sold-out Birmingham NIA show on Saturday.

tonic08

08/01/2008 … NOTTINGHAM's Just The Tonic club is launching a weekly gig in Tufnell Park, North London, from February 2, with Andrew Maxwell, Tim Vine and Chris Addison in the…

Seinfeld sued over 'wacko' jibe

...as his wife is hit with plagiarism charge

08/01/2008 … Jerry Seinfeld has been hit with a lawsuit for defamation – for defending his wife’s cookbook.

'Ditch the blasphemy law'

Campaign unites comics and Lords

08/01/2008 … Ricky Gervais and Stewart Lee have put their names to a campaign to repeal Britain’s ancient blasphemy laws.