It'll be a blast
14/09/2006 … Vic Reeves is to be the new presenter of Sky One’s show Brainiac: Science Abuse.
2006 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 14 September 2006
Langham in court
'No unsupervised access to under-16s'
14/09/2006 … Chris Langham has appeared in court today, charged with nine child sex offences and 15 counts of making indecent images of children.
Wed 13 September 2006
Bush in talks on Borat
Kazahh president fumes over movie
13/09/2006 … Sacha Baron Cohen's character Borat is to be the subject of high-level talks between George Bush and the president of Kazakhstan.
What a turn-off...
13/09/2006 … Russell Brand may be all over the tabloids, but his new E4 show has failed to pull in the viewers.
New charges for Langham
Thick Of It star accused of sexual offences
13/09/2006 … Chris Langham has been charged with eight counts of indecent assault and one other sexual offence.
Tue 12 September 2006
The last blast
12/09/2006 … Blaster Bates, who used his experiences as an explosives expert to forge a stand-up career has died at the age of 83.
4 by 4
12/09/2006 … BBC4 has ordered a series of themed comedy one-offs from up-and-coming writers including if.
Mon 11 September 2006
More in Store
Paramount orders new stand-up series
11/09/2006 … The Paramount Comedy Channel has ordered another series of its Comedy Store stand-up shows.