The third way
If.comeddies announce another award
01/08/2006 … The replacement for the Perrier awards will this year hand out a third prize to celebrate the show that ‘best captures the comedy spirit of the Edinburgh Fringe’.
Tue 01 August 2006
From Oz to you
BBC Two buys Kath and Kim movie
01/08/2006 … BBC Two has brought the rights to air the spin-off film from hit Australian comedy Kath & Kim.
Mon 31 July 2006
A new Cook book
Peter's first wife breaks her silence
31/07/2006 … Peter Cook’s first wife Wendy is to publish her memoirs, breaking her 35-year silence over their tempestuous marriage.
Ricky the fence
Gervais films cameo in De Niro movie
31/07/2006 … Ricky Gervais is to make a cameo appearance opposite Robert De Niro in a new fantasy film.
Little Britain's US assault
Duo sign with showbiz guru Fuller
31/07/2006 … Matt Lucas and David Walliams have reportedly signed up with showbiz mogul Simon Fuller in the hope of cracking America.
Sun 30 July 2006
Going it alone
Montreal's solo series a success
30/07/2006 … Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival has vowed to bring back more full-length solo shows next year.
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.
Sat 29 July 2006
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.