27/09/2006 … RUSSELL BRAND has admitted he auditioned for boy band 5IVE when he was aged about 20.

TV deal for YouTube duo

Comics' viral sketches wow NBC

27/09/2006 … Two college students have signed a comedy deal with America’s NBC network after posting their sketches on You Tube.

Underpants opening

UK premiere for Steve Martin play

26/09/2006 … A century-old German farce rewritten by Steve Martin is to be performed in Britain for the first time.

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26/09/2006 … DOM JOLY is to travel the world for a new six-part Sky One series looking at the social aspects of alcohol, Dom Joly’s Happy Hour, due to air in November.

Are you a funny student?

Win £2,500 in our annual contest

26/09/2006 … Today Chortle launches the fourth annual hunt for the best student comedians in Britain – and this time we’ve teamed up with REVELS, the unpredictable bite-sized…

Chortle gets a makeover

How the site has been improved

26/09/2006 … Welcome to your new-look Chortle.

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26/09/2006 … GARTH MARENGHI's Darkplace is finally to be released on DVD - after much reported changing of the release date - on October 16.

26/09/2006 … NEWCOMER Mark Nelson was named Scottish Comedian Of The Year following a final at Glasgow's Merchant City Festival On Sunday night.