Top honour for Lewis?
Jerry in line for Congress medal
07/09/2006 … Jerry Lewis has been put forward for America’s Congressional Gold Medal – the same honour previously bestowed on George Washington, Martin Luther King…
2006 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 07 September 2006
ITV buys US Office
07/09/2006 … ITV is to air the US version of The Office after buying the rights to two series of the award-winning show.
Ed's up
07/09/2006 … Eddie Izzard’s American TV career is taking off, as his new crime drama has been commissioned for a 13-episode series.
Wed 06 September 2006
Bigmouth strikes again
Now Brand's in trouble with Rod Stewart
06/09/2006 … Russell Brand has become embroiled in a public row with Rod Stewart after boasting he had slept with the rocker's daughter.
Me old China
Merton to front travelogue series
06/09/2006 … Paul Merton is to front a major travel documentary series about China.
Win an iPod
And help with some market research
06/09/2006 … If you’re a student in tertiarty education, you could win a 1GB iPod Nano worth £99.
Making his Marc
06/09/2006 … Marc Wootton, the man behind spoof medium Shirley Ghostman, is to make his own BBC Two sketch show.
Tue 05 September 2006
Local hero
Comic Foster lands radio nomination
05/09/2006 … Comic Toby Foster has been nominated for the most prestigious prize in BBC local radio.