Brand's calls cost BBC £150,000
Regulators impose heavy penalty
03/04/2009 … The BBC has been fined £150,000 over Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross’s phone calls to Andrew Sachs last October.
Fri 03 April 2009
Shooting more stars
03/04/2009 … Shooting Stars is to return for a new BBC Two series after the success of a one-off special last Christmas.
Laughing in the face of terror?
Brian Logan meets the vent act who always bombs...
03/04/2009 … Is comedy scared of fundamentalist Islam? According to some critics, stand-ups are ever-ready to lampoon Christianity, but sheepish when it comes to belief with…
Stop the treadmill!
Coogan happy to quit live comedy
03/04/2009 … Steve Coogan says he wants to quit live comedy and go into straight acting.
'Beware tickets scam'
03/04/2009 … Festival organisers have warned comedy fans to be wary of fake ticket scams.
Win a Roberts DAB radio
To mark the release of The Boat That Rocked, out now
03/04/2009 … Richard Curtis’s new comedy The Boat That Rocked is in cinemas now, and to celebrate Chortle is giving away five limited edition Roberts DAB radios.