From Oz to you
BBC Two buys Kath and Kim movie
01/08/2006 … BBC Two has brought the rights to air the spin-off film from hit Australian comedy Kath & Kim.
2006 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 01 August 2006
Mon 31 July 2006
A new Cook book
Peter's first wife breaks her silence
31/07/2006 … Peter Cook’s first wife Wendy is to publish her memoirs, breaking her 35-year silence over their tempestuous marriage.
Ricky the fence
Gervais films cameo in De Niro movie
31/07/2006 … Ricky Gervais is to make a cameo appearance opposite Robert De Niro in a new fantasy film.
Little Britain's US assault
Duo sign with showbiz guru Fuller
31/07/2006 … Matt Lucas and David Walliams have reportedly signed up with showbiz mogul Simon Fuller in the hope of cracking America.
Sun 30 July 2006
Going it alone
Montreal's solo series a success
30/07/2006 … Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival has vowed to bring back more full-length solo shows next year.
Getting a head
Cooper statue campaign gathers pace
30/07/2006 … A clay sculpture of Tommy Cooper's head has been unveiled, which fans hope will be cast in bronze as part of a full statue.
Sat 29 July 2006
It's all one big lie
Exposed: Comic who uses bogus Fringe reviews
29/07/2006 … Irish stand-up Dave McSavage has been exposed for fabricating a complimentary review to promote his Edinburgh Fringe show.
24 Carrott gold
Comic to net £15m from Millionaire sale
29/07/2006 … Jasper Carrott is set to make around £15m from the sale of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? to a Dutch media company.