The heats are on
09/10/2006 … Three more heats have today been confirmed in Chortle’s annual hunt for the best new student comedian.
Mon 09 October 2006
Ronnie 'retired too soon'
09/10/2006 … Ronnie Barker retired from comedy too early, his partner Ronnie Corbett has said.
Circus freak
Ninia joins Sky's big top show
09/10/2006 … 3 Non-Blondes star Ninia Benjamin is one of the celebrities learning terrifying circus skills for a new Sky One reality show, it was announced today.
Taking on the world
09/10/2006 … Little Britain is to go head-to-head against Channel 4’s The IT Crowd for the International Emmy award for best comedy.
Ricky's US debut
First stand-up gig in the States
09/10/2006 … Ricky Gervais is to perform his first stand-up gig in America this weekend.
Teenage kicks
09/10/2006 … Former Popworld presenter Simon Amstell and award-winning stand-up Josie Long are to write a new teenage comedy-drama for E4.
Sun 08 October 2006
Peter Kay, thief
Comic admits to light-fingered past
08/10/2006 … Peter Kay has admitted stealing from a string of dead-end jobs before he became famous.
Mike Gunn – Original Review
08/10/2006 … Experienced stand-up Mike Gunn takes world-weariness to almost morose extremes, with laziness and disappointment pervading his listlessly deadpan set.