13/02/2007 … CATHERINE TATE's stroppy teenager Lauren is set to encounter Tony Blair for a Comic Relief sketch, according to newspaper reports.

Only Eeijits and Horses

Scotland gets its own market traders sitcom

13/02/2007 … The BBC has commissioned a new sitcom – about a couple of dodgy market traders.

How comedy got serious

Alexei Sayle on today’s slick business

13/02/2007 … The ‘shambolic chaos’ of the comedy circuit has been replaced by businesslike professionalism and ‘the smell of money’ Alexei Sayle has claimed.

The future starts here

Chortle student hunt gets under way

13/02/2007 … Chortle’s hunt for the best new student comics in Britain kicks off in Newcastle this week.

13/02/2007 … COMEDY Central has renewed The Sarah Silverman Program for a second series in the US.

Mecca me laugh...

Muslim comedy tour comes to UK

12/02/2007 … Allah Made Me Funny, the Muslim stand-up tour that has attracted huge interest in the States, is coming to the UK.

12/02/2007 … PUNT & DENNIS have announced a spring tour, Stuff And Nonsense.

More Fame

Gervais adds new dates

12/02/2007 … Ricky Gervais has added another batch of dates to his current live show, Fame, said to be the fastest-selling comedy tour ever.