05/03/2007 … LUKE TOULSON, of the Perrier-newcomer nominated double act Toulson and Harvey, won the Hackney Empire New Act Of The Year competition on Sunday night.

05/03/2007 … JANEY GODLEY has landed a weekly column in The Scotsman newspaper, starting next Monday.

Creepy Crawley

Town's fury at Ince's jibe

05/03/2007 … Robin Ince has sparked a storm of protest in the Sussex town of Crawley, just by suggesting it’s not in the same league as Paris, Milan or Rome.

05/03/2007 … THE TRACKSUIT Kate Moss wore when she appeared as Vicky Pollard's twin sister in the charity performance of Little Britain is to be auctioned for Comic Relief.

05/03/2007 … KERRY HOWARD won the Warwick heat of the Revels Student Comedy Award, run by Chortle, on Sunday night.

Big in the States

US awards for Oliver and Minchin

04/03/2007 … John Oliver and Tim Minchin have scooped prestigious comedy awards in America.

04/03/2007 … BILL COSBY has been inducted into the Hall of Fame of the prominent American black rights group NAACP.

Back in time

Newman returns to TV after 14 years

03/03/2007 … Robert Newman is to return to TV for the first time in 14 years.