Shooting stars
US to remake Suburban Shootout
28/09/2006 … Channel Five comedy Suburban Shootout is to be remade for American TV.
Thu 28 September 2006
Vegas in Benidorm
Johhny to front new ITV1 sitcom
28/09/2006 … Johnny Vegas is to star in ITV1’s new sitcom, Benidorm.
Live from New York...
28/09/2006 … American comedy institution Saturday Night Live is to air in Britain.
Wed 27 September 2006
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.
Tue 26 September 2006
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.
domjoly
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…