Putting the Tim in Time Out

Time Out's new comedy editor

31/08/2007 … Time Out has appointed a new comedy editor to succeed Malcolm Hay – his stepson.

31/08/2007 … VERNON KAY is the latest star reported to be featuring in the two-part finale of Extras this Christmas.

Trachtenburg Slide Show Players: The Complicated Life

Review by Steve Bennett

31/08/2007 … Low-fi comedy seems to be the fashion of the day, thanks to Josie Long and her ilk forging a new genre of sweetly amateurish humour far from the madding Jongleurs…

The new Basil Fawlty?

Shearsmith to play useless hotel boss

30/08/2007 … The League of Gentlemen’s Reece Shearsmith is to star in a festive ITV1 comedy drama set in an Eastbourne hotel.

Chocs away

French loses Terry's ads

30/08/2007 … Dawn French has been dropped as the face of Terry’s Chocolate Oranges after a decade.

Political comedy...

Stand-up bids to become an MP

30/08/2007 … Stand-up Ayesha Hazarika has launched a bid to become a Labour MP.

Revive Friday Night Live?

BBC3 plans comedy variety show

30/08/2007 … BBC Three is set to launch a Friday Night Live-style comedy and entertainment show.

Reunion for Seinfeld pair

'George' to guest in 'Elaine's' new sitcom

29/08/2007 … Former Seinfeld stars Jason Alexander and Julia Louis-Dreyfus are heading for an on-screen reunion, it was announced today.