03/08/2007 … RICKY GERVAIS is to play a relatively intimate gig at London's Bloomsbury Theatre on August 24, ahead of his performance in front of 8,000 fans at Edinburgh Castle.

03/08/2007 … PARAMEDICS were called after comic Terry Saunders collapsed at The Stand's launch party at the Edinburgh Fringe last night, passing out for six minutes before making…

Boosh lift the Towers

Band's farewell gig is a comedy cameo

03/08/2007 … Rock band Towers of London are set to make their farewell appearance – on The Mighty Boosh’s TV show.

Phill on Bill

Radio 2 to air Hicks documentary

03/08/2007 … Phill Jupitus is to present an hour-long documentary about Bill Hicks for Radio 2.

'Brian Cant has a voice like cooling fudge'

20 questions: Phill Jupitus

03/08/2007 … Phill Jupitus has three shows at this year’s festival: Waiting For Alice, a Lewis Carroll-inspired show with Andre Vincent; Phill Jupitus Reads Dickens and Trumptonshire…

Aliens are coming for men with big willies

The week's comedy trivia

03/08/2007 … ‘If you talk to someone and say life is meaningless, they’ll either get concerned or not want to hang out with you any more.

Langham guilty over child porn

...but cleared of indecent assault

02/08/2007 … Chris Langham has been cleared of indecently assaulting a 14-year-old girl but convicted of downloading child porn.

Edinburgh uncovered

Footage from Assembly Rooms launch

02/08/2007 … Assembly Rooms boss William Burdett-Coutts has called on the media to give the Edinburgh Fringe the coverage it deserves.