France hails Jerry
Lewis gets nation's highest honour
16/03/2006 … Jerry Lewis has been given France's most prestigious award, the Legion of Honour.
2006 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 16 March 2006
Wed 15 March 2006
Shown the D'Or
International award for Gervais
15/03/2006 … Ricky Gervais is to receive an honorary Rose D'Or Award at this year's prestigious international TV festival in Switzerland.
Exec's appeal
15/03/2006 … BBC comedy supremo Jon Plowman has been hailed for his outstanding contribution to the world of television.
We need more Spaced
Pegg sitcom is most-missed comedy
15/03/2006 … Spaced has been voted the most-missed TV comedy of all time.
Tue 14 March 2006
Bully for him
Spikey to host Bullseye revival
14/03/2006 … Dave Spikey is to host the revival of darts quiz Bullseye.
ITV woos Kay
Comic 'offered golden handcuffs deal'
14/03/2006 … ITV is reportedly trying to poach Peter Kay away from Channel 4 by offering him a lucrative ‘golden-handcuffs’ deal.
Fantabulosa ratings
Nearly 1m see Kenneth Williams drama
14/03/2006 … The Kenneth Williams drama Fantabulosa became the most-watched programme in the history of BBC Four last night.
Hayes quits South Park
Ridicule of religion gets too much
14/03/2006 … Soul singer Isaac Hayes is quitting South Park, complaining of the show's "inappropriate ridicule" of religion.