Tributes to Bernard Manning

Old colleagues defend his reputation

19/06/2007 … Old-school comics have been paying tribute to Bernard Manning, who died on Monday at the age of 76.

Bernard Manning dies

Comedy's bete noire was 76

18/06/2007 … Bernard Manning, the offensive bete noir of comedy, has died today at the age of 76.

18/06/2007 … AL MURRAY, Mark Thomas and Omid Djalili are among the acts announced on the bill of the Comedy Hayday benefit for retiring Time Out comedy editor Malcolm Hay at…

Quiz the King Of Lovely

Put your questions to Danny Wallace

18/06/2007 … The DVD of the BBC 2 series How To Start Your Own Country, in which Danny Wallace, formed his own nation in his home, is released today.

Positive mental Latitude

Win festival tickets

18/06/2007 … Bill Bailey, Dylan Moran, Alan Carr and Phill Jupitus are among the acts performing at the comedy stage at the Latitude Festival next month – and we have a pair…

Win cult Peter Cook DVD

18/06/2007 … The little-seen Peter Cook satire, The Rise And Rise Of Michael Rimmer, is released on DVD for the first time on Monday – and we have six copies to give away.

Irish gags are 'racist and offensive'

Radio station apologises

18/06/2007 … A radio station has apologised after encouraging listeners to call in with Irish jokes – and adopt an Irish accent when telling them.

Bigger than Beethoven

Kay named an artistic hero

18/06/2007 … Britons hold Peter Kay in higher artistic esteem than Mozart, Beethoven or Shakespeare, according to a new poll.