13/11/2006 … STEPHEN FRY and Alan Bennett have both made a viewers' list of the top ten British icons in a poll for BBC2’s The Culture Show.

Tube says no to 'Niggas'

Reg Hunter's posters banned

13/11/2006 … London Underground has banned adverts for Reginald D Hunter’s West End run, fearing the word ‘Niggas’ would cause offence.

Win 8 Out Of 10 Cats DVDs

13/11/2006 … A compilation of the funniest moment from Channel 4 panel show 8 Out Of 10 Cats is released on DVD on Monday – and we have six copies to give awat.

Book review: Box 18 - The Unpublished Spike Milligan

Edited by Norma Farnes

13/11/2006 … On the inside flap of Box 18 is the usual publishers’ biographical blurb: ‘Spike Mulligan was born in 1918 to a British military family… He wrote and performed…

Very Magnernamious

Cider firm to sponsor Glasgow fest

13/11/2006 … Irish cider firm Magners has stepped in to sponsor the Glasgow Comedy Festival.

13/11/2006 … A NEW trailer has been released for next year's Simpsons movie.

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13/11/2006 … THE BORAT film has topped the US box office for a second week, grossing $29million (£15million), which is more than it took in its opening weekend.

Diagnosis Mirza

Shazia's passage to India

13/11/2006 … Shazia Mirza has performed her bridge-building gigs in India, attracting hundreds of fans but a mixed critical response.