The full Fawlty
Hotels offer the Basil experience
02/11/2006 … A hotel group is offering guests the full Fawlty Towers treatment.
2006 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 02 November 2006
Wed 01 November 2006
Russell transplant
01/11/2006 … Russell Howard is poised to take over from fellow stand-up Russell Brand on BBC 6 Music.
A bad day...
01/11/2006 … Eddie Izzard has left the cast of hit drama 24 after just one day of filming.
Lee Hurst suicide scare
'Cry for help' over dying father
01/11/2006 … Lee Hurst has been detained under the Mental Health act after threatening to kill himself.
Tue 31 October 2006
Burns nightly
Burns lands I'm A Celebrity... job
31/10/2006 … Brendon Burns is to present the ITV2 coverage of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here.
BBC defends Langham play
Complaint over 'inappropriate' broadcast
31/10/2006 … The BBC has defended its decision to air a radio play starring Chris Langham while he awaits trial for alleged child sex offences.
Prophet warning
31/10/2006 … Sketch group Dutch Elm Conservatoire have caused controversy for depicting Mohammed with the voice of Gerry Adams.
Mon 30 October 2006
America gets Thick
Arrested Development team rework satire
30/10/2006 … The Thick Of It is being reworked for American audiences, by the team behind the acclaimed comedy Arrested Development.