Count Arthur heads to TV

Count Arthur heads to TV

Radio 4 stalwart Count Arthur Strong is to make the leap to TV – with a BBC Two sitcom shooting at the end of the year.

Dictator falls foul of dictator

Dictator falls foul of dictator

Baron Cohen banned in Tajikistan

Police Academy 6... by Ben Elton?

Police Academy 6... by Ben Elton?

WTF: Weekly Trivia File

Tim Vine quits Not Going Out

Tim Vine quits Not Going Out

'I simply fancied a change'

Partridge takes to the Sky

Partridge takes to the Sky

Steve Coogan films two new specials

Dawn seeks a new Messiah

French to judge ITV's Superstar

New Assembly Rooms stops traffic

Road closed for bar & Spiegeltent

Good news, Weeks

Sketch actor Ed gets big break in US sitcom

The grand prize...

Funny's Funny winnner will get £1,000

Reality show for Keith Lemon

'The Kardashians meets I’m Alan Partridge’

Get well soon, buddy

Comics send love after Carey Marx has heart attack

Frankie Boyle is 'pathetic'

Slammed over 'autistic' comment

Today's Links

GQ: Q&A with Mike Birbiglia

The Guardian: Is it time to retire Family Guy?

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Maxim magazine: Richard Sandling interview

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JON RICHARDSON will be recording his first DVD at The Apollo Theatre on London's Shaftesbury Avenue in September.

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SACHA BARON-COHEN's new film The Dictator has toppled Avengers Assemble from its No 1 slot at the box office on its first day of release.

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