Getting a head

Cooper statue campaign gathers pace

30/07/2006 … A clay sculpture of Tommy Cooper's head has been unveiled, which fans hope will be cast in bronze as part of a full statue.

It's all one big lie

Exposed: Comic who uses bogus Fringe reviews

29/07/2006 … Irish stand-up Dave McSavage has been exposed for fabricating a complimentary review to promote his Edinburgh Fringe show.

24 Carrott gold

Comic to net £15m from Millionaire sale

29/07/2006 … Jasper Carrott is set to make around £15m from the sale of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? to a Dutch media company.

OPINION: The London Comedy Festival

27/07/2006 … P>There's a comedy festival every day in London.

How Britain's most racist comedian fared in the comedy clubs of Bombay

27/07/2006 … P>Talk about a tough gig.

Mel Giedroyc

27/07/2006 … With a little over a week to go before their West End show, their first full-on theatre performances for three years, you might expect Mel and Sue to be putting…

An interesting Development

The Bluths to go online

27/07/2006 … Every episode of American sitcom Arrested Development is to put online for free.

Chortle goes to Canada

26/07/2006 … Canada has produced some of the finest movie comedians of modern times - even if they are forever destined to be mistaken for Americans.