Best in the West

ITV to showcase regional comedy

06/02/2008 … Arthur Smith is to host a new ITV programme showcasing up-and-coming comedy talent in the South-West of England.

The new heroes of comedy

C4 documentaries on comedy stars

06/02/2008 … Ricky Gervais, Sacha Baron Cohen and Little Britain's Matt Lucas and David Walliams are all to be the subject of Channel 4 documentaries.

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05/02/2008 … NEWSPAPER readers will get a free joke with every copy during the Leicester Comedy Festival, with comedians on hand to crack gags to anyone who buys the Leicester…

Another Carry On?

Brand linked to movie revival

05/02/2008 … A new Carry On movie could be in the works – with Russell Brand earmarked for a starring role.

Profits down at Jongleurs owners

Smoking ban and bank crisis blamed

05/02/2008 … Bosses at Jongleurs owner Regent Inns have blamed the smoking ban and the banking crisis for a 30 per cent fall in operating profits.

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.