21/05/2007 … RICKY GERVAIS was named Greatest Briton of 2007 in the television category at an ITV1 ceremony on Monday night.

Who's on the air

Radio remake for Hadoke's Fringe show

21/05/2007 … Toby Hadoke’s 2006 Edinburgh show Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf has been made into a radio show for BBC7.

A funny place for comedy...

Stand-ups challenged in new ITV1series

21/05/2007 … Comics including Frank Skinner, Dara O'Briain and Patrick Kielty are to perform gigs in unfamiliar surroundings for a new ITV1 series.

You stole my gag, you ogre

Eric Idle 'to sue Shrek'

21/05/2007 … Eric Idle is threatening to sue the makers of the latest Shrek movie for stealing one of his jokes – even though he is in it.

A rubbish honour

City names its tip after John Cleese

21/05/2007 … A New Zealand city has honoured John Cleese, not with a statue or a plaque – but by naming a rubbish tip after him.

21/05/2007 … AMERICAN comic Carl Wright, who appeared in Barbershop and Big Momma's House, has died in his Chicago home at the age of 75.

Seriously good

Victoria Wood wins best actress Bafta

21/05/2007 … Victoria Wood, Ricky Gervais and Richard Curtis all triumphed at the Baftas on Sunday night.

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21/05/2007 … DANIEL RIGBY has won the Laughing Horse new act of 2007 competition, with Jack Whitehall runner-up and Stuart Black third.