Desperately seeking Michael

McIntyre tops list of internet searches

21/09/2011 … Michael McIntyre is the most searched-for comedian on Google, according to new research.

Fury as Aussie sitcom shows PM having sex

It's not like Are You Being Served?

21/09/2011 … Australia’s national broadcaster is in hot water over a sitcom scene showing Prime Minister Julia Gillard in a ‘sex scene’.

Comedy contest with a funny taste

Cafe chain wants comics' material for free

21/09/2011 … It made £36million profit last year – but cafe chain Costa Coffee has launched a new-act comedy competition that offers no cash prize.

Bill Bailey to star in Doctor Who

Comic in Christmas special

21/09/2011 … Bill Bailey is to head a cast of comedy actors appearing in this year's Doctor Who Christmas special.

Norm!

Win Canadian stand-up's CD

20/09/2011 … Canadian comic Norm MacDonald has just released a new CD in Britain – Me Doing Standup – and we have ten copies to give awayThe comedian was a cast member…

How to MC

Australian comic Danny McGinlay offers some tips

20/09/2011 … Being the compere on a comedy night fills many seasoned performers with trepidation.

Michael McIntyre quits Britain's Got Talent

...to concentrate on stand-up

20/09/2011 … Michael McIntyre has quit Britain's Got Talent after just a year as a judge.

bigfat19

19/09/2011 … BRITISH troops will be among the first to see Big Fat Gypsy Gangster, the new movie featuring Ricky Grover's character Bulla, after the British Forces Broadcasting…