Pryor 'was abused'
New lawsuit hits comic's widow
12/05/2006 … One of Richard Pryor’s daughters has claimed his widow abused the comedian by isolating him from his family.
2006 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 12 May 2006
'I'm devastated'
Langham vows to fight child porn rap
12/05/2006 … Chris Langham has vowed to fight to clear his name after being charged with downloading child pornography from the internet.
Captain's blog
12/05/2006 … Kenny Everett’s Captain Kremmen radio sketches are being released as a podcasts, starting today.
Hoax callers
12/05/2006 … A spoof late-night phone it that has outraged Radio 4 listeners has been revealed as the work of Fast Show stars Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson.
Soup's ready
BBC launches its new comedy platform
12/05/2006 … The BBC has launched its website offering a platform for new comedy clips.
Thu 11 May 2006
Langham arrested
15 charges over indecent images
11/05/2006 … Chris Langham has been charged on 15 counts of making indecent images of children.
Monkey on his back
Vegas 'reunited with knitted sidekick'
11/05/2006 … Johnny Vegas could be reunited with his knitted sidekick Monkey for a new advertising campaign – for PG Tips.
Tue 09 May 2006
The comic who got lucky
Chris Addison scoops Sony Award
09/05/2006 … Chris Addison has won the top award for radio comedy for his show The Ape That Got Lucky.