Revealed: BBC fury at losing Eric & Ernie
20/01/2007 … The BBC were so shocked to lose Morecambe and Wise to ITV that its governors planned to lobby the government, secret papers have revealed.
Sat 20 January 2007
Steve gets serious
20/01/2007 … Stephen K Amos is to front an hour-long documentary for Channel 4’s upcoming Gay Week.
Eddie's ready to return
Murphy mulls stand-up comeback
20/01/2007 … Eddie Murphy could return to stand-up - even though he has previously vowed never to go back to the stage.
It's Glasgow-ho-ho
Glasgow comedy festival launched
20/01/2007 … The line-up for Glasgow Comedy Festival – which boasts that it’s the biggest comedy festival in Europe – has been unveiled.
Fri 19 January 2007
Trivial hirsuits
19/01/2007 … The weeks' trivia, in case you missed it:Readers of a nervous disposition might like to look away now.
Thu 18 January 2007
No offence...
Gervais defends prostitute-killing gag
18/01/2007 … Ricky Gervais has landed himself in trouble by joking that the quickest route to fame would be to ‘kill a prostitute’.
More Earl and Office
18/01/2007 … America’s NBC network has announced new series of The Office and My Name Is Earl.
Judges like Spam - a lot
Python musical up for 7 awards
18/01/2007 … Monty Python musical Spamalot has led the nominations for West End theatre’s most prestigious awards.