Kumars leave No 42
Comic team could defect from the BBC
17/10/2006 … The BBC has lost The Kumars At No 42, with the fictional family considering a move to a rival broadcaster.
2006 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 17 October 2006
Germany hails Borat
17/10/2006 … Sacha Baron Cohen has been named the funniest man not to come from Germany.
Mon 16 October 2006
The lost laugh
Hunt is on for missing TV classics
16/10/2006 … ITV is launching a search for classic shows by the likes of Tommy Cooper, Kenny Everett and Morecambe and Wise that were never archived.
Award for what Simon says
Playwright Neil lands humour prize
16/10/2006 … Playwright Neil Simon has collected America’s most prestigious award for humor, the Mark Twain Prize.
Sun 15 October 2006
On the Ball...
Amensty benefit hailed a success
15/10/2006 … The first Secret Policeman's Ball benefit show for 17 years has been hailed a success with the likes of Eddie Izzard, Chevy Chase and Russell Brand sharing the Royal…
Sat 14 October 2006
A cutthroat business
Cohen set for Sweeney Todd film
14/10/2006 … Sacha Baron Cohen is set to appear in Tim Burton's new Sweeney Todd movie.
Fri 13 October 2006
Rev Brand
13/10/2006 … The weekly round-up of utter trivia gleaned from the grubbier end of the week’s news: Matt Lucas says he fancies a night with the resolutely heterosexual Samuel…
© BBC Beast of Hollywood
13/10/2006 … The Americans have raided Britain to remake yet another sitcom.