QI spin-off for R4

Bailey & Munnery record pilot

26/04/2007 … QI creator John Lloyd has recorded a Radio 4 panel show further celebrating the quest for obscure knowledge.

Who are you?

Survey identifies average stand-up fan

25/04/2007 … The average stand-up fan is 31, single, in full-time work and just as likely to be female as male.

Tap of the world!

Spinals reunite for Live Earth gig

25/04/2007 … Spinal Tap are to reunite for the Live Earth gig in the new Wembley Stadium on July 7.

BBC renews its comedy vows

Promise to seek out new talent

25/04/2007 … The BBC has renewed its commitment to finding new comedy hits on three of its four main TV channels.

25/04/2007 … THEME PARK rides based on The Simpsons are to be created at the Universal Studios attractions in Orlando and Hollywood.

Call waiting

ITV orders call centre sitcom

25/04/2007 … Sanjeev Bhaskar is set to star in a new ITV sitcom set in an Indian call centre.

Oh no, not another one...

MSN joins clip contest bandwagon

24/04/2007 … Microsoft’s vast MSN portal is the latest website to try to build up a bank of content on the back of a talent competition for new comics.

24/04/2007 … 5,567 Spamalot fans set a new world record for 'clip-clopping' with coconuts in Trafalgar Square on Monday, smashing the previous record of 1,789 set in New York…