Quit comedy, get rich

Ex stand-up's £20m deal

24/05/2007 … A former stand-up turned travel entrepreneur has sold her business for £20million.

Boobies prize

Thousands paid for Allo Allo prop

24/05/2007 … An ‘Allo ‘Allo! fan has spent thousands of pounds buying the sitcom’s painting of The Fallen Madonna With The Big Boobies.

Funny old world

Borat to write a guidebook

24/05/2007 … Borat is to publish a guidebook, offering dubious travel advice for visitors to both America and Kazakhstan.

Five buys Duchovny comedy

'It's witty, sexy and original'

23/05/2007 … Five has snapped up the UK rights to David Duchovny’s new comedy Californication.

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23/05/2007 … MONTREAL'S Just for Laughs comedy festival and its founder Gilbert Rozon will receive the Sir Peter Ustinov Comedy Award at the Banff World TV Festival next month.

22/05/2007 … NEW YORK's Central Park is to host a free outdoor comedy gig, compered by Dave Attell and sponsored by the Comedy Central network, on June 22.

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22/05/2007 … PAUL MERTON In China was seen by 1.

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