Vegas to star in new BBC comedy

Sitcom set in record label

14/05/2008 … Johnny Vegas is to star in a new BBC Three comedy set in a Manchester record label.

Have I got sexism for you

Frostrup accuses panel show

13/05/2008 … Have I Got News For You has been accused of ‘disgraceful’ sexism.

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13/05/2008 … BRENDON BURNS has signed a DVD deal with Universal to release both his if.

McSpaced bites the dust?

Fox 'passes on US remake'

13/05/2008 … The US version of Spaced has been axed, according to internet reports.

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13/05/2008 … RUSSELL BRAND has won the Sony Award for the best entertainment show on radio, while spoof phone-in Down The Line was named best comedy.

Caroline Mabey – Original Review

Review by Steve Bennett

13/05/2008 … A couple of years into her stand-up career, and Caroline Mabey hasn’t yet nailed her persona or delivery enough to take her out of the amateur leagues.

Arnab Chanda – Original Review

Review by Steve Bennett

13/05/2008 … One of the most hotly-tipped of up-and-coming acts, Arnab Chanda has a clinical style, with meticulously crafted jokes slickly told with an assured but underplayed…

Movie madness

Michael Monkhouse on why films are bad for comedy

12/05/2008 … I was chuffed to read Armando Iannucci's back with Steve Coogan.