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.
Mon 09 October 2006
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.
Jim Jefferies – Original Review
08/10/2006 … Something is very wrong with Jim Jeffries’ moral compass, that’s for sure.
Sat 07 October 2006
© BBC Norton: Drugs are great
Storm over E and coke comments
07/10/2006 … Graham Norton has landed in controversy after boasting how much he enjoyed cocaine and ecstasy.
Fri 06 October 2006
I'll gut your mother
06/10/2006 … A stand-up comic has been found guilty of harassing Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan with an avalanche of text messages and phone calls.