The funny 50

Scores of comics in ITV2 showcase

04/01/2007 … Dozens of the leading names on the stand-up circuit are to get exposure on a new ITV2 showcase.

Beyond the bar

Al Murray plans new characters

04/01/2007 … Al Murray is working on a new sketch show – but without the Pub Landlord persona that made him famous.

A born-again Christian...

Another Dibley episode on the cards

03/01/2007 … The Vicar of Dibley is to return for another ‘last ever’ episode.

World of laughs

4th series for stand-up show

03/01/2007 … A fourth series of The World Stands Up has been commissioned by for broadcast in America, Britain and Australia.

03/01/2007 … THE SPECIAL hour-long edition of The Thick of It attracted a healthy 237,000 viewers to BBC Four at 10.

02/01/2007 … LEADING South African comic Barry Hilton is performing a one-off gig in London - at the Lyric Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue - on January 21.

Green Win

DVDs up for grabs

02/01/2007 … Channel 4’s Green Wing comes to an end this Thursday with a feature-length special – then it’s being rush-released on to DVD, hitting the shops on Monday.

Revving up the ratings

12.8m see Dibley finale

02/01/2007 … The Vicar of Dibley came to an end last night with 12.