21/10/2006 … JIMMY TARBUCK, 66, has pulled out of Strictly Come Dancing on doctors' orders, saying: 'I'm absolutely devastated.

Is that a biro in your pocket...

GagSlag gossip round-up

20/10/2006 … Slim pickings in our gossip round-up this week.

19/10/2006 … THE SECRET Policeman's Ball will be shown on Channel 4 at 10pm on October 31, the broadcaster announced today.

19/10/2006 … WE HAVE a complete Yes Minister box set to give away.

Ginger? Is that like Nigger over here?

Interview with Doug Stanhope

19/10/2006 … As Doug Stanhope gathers critical acclaim for his London run, he reveals in a previously unpublished interview how he’s bored of stand-up, how he hates Curb Your…

Pester power

QI fans force DVD release

19/10/2006 … Fans of QI have won their campaign to get the show released on DVD – after an internet petition convinced distributors there would be a market for it.

Modern comedy is rubbish

Dad's Army star slates writers

19/10/2006 … Dad's Army star Bill Pertwee has slammed modern TV comedy for being ‘too aggressive’ and sweary.

Breaking the curses

Comedy club bans swearing

18/10/2006 … A London comedy club has banned its stand-ups from swearingThe Funny Side Of Covent Garden is to offer a clean night of comedy, promising punters cash back if any…