A Brit of a to-do

Hundreds complain about Brand’s gags

15/02/2007 … Russell Brand attracted hundreds of complaints for jokes he cracked while hosting the Brits on Wednesday night.

More Lager?

New sitcom from Two Pints team

15/02/2007 … The team behind Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps are working on a new teenage sitcom.

Quantity over quality

O'Hanlon's dismay at Irish stand-up

15/02/2007 … Standards are slipping in Irish comedy because there are too many stand-ups tackling too few subjects, Ardal O'Hanlon has claimed.

grammy15

15/02/2007 … US comedian Lewis Black has won the 2007 Grammy for best comedy recording for his CD of The Carnegie Hall Performance.

The new Messiah

Idle plans Life Of Brian oratoria

15/02/2007 … Eric Idle is planning a new musical based on Monty Python’s Life Of Brian.

14/02/2007 … CHANNEL 4 is looking for funny clips and short films to screen at the Glasgow Comedy Festival.

Don't mess with the Family

Lawyers stop Family Guy parody

14/02/2007 … Lawyers have shut down a one-man stand-up show about Family Guy, claiming it contains violates its copyright.

14/02/2007 … MADONNA has come out as a big fan of Pam Ann, the comedy air hostess creation of Caroline Reid, saying she finds her 'cruelly funny'.