25/06/2007 … ENTRIES have opened for the 2007 Scottish Comedian Of The Year contest, which has a £600 first prize.

Len goes home

Henry finally plays Dudley gigs

25/06/2007 … Lenny Henry has caved in to pressure – and decided to perform at his hometown after all.

Win a Merton DVD

25/06/2007 … Paul Merton’s Nineties revival of classic Galton and Simpson scripts have been released on DVD this week – and we have five copies to give away.

Balls dropped

Prank show hits problems worldwide

24/06/2007 … Plans for an American version of Channel 4 prank show Balls Of Steel look set to be dropped – because it would be too expensive to insure.

Putting the fun in funeral

Gervais's funeral confessions

23/06/2007 … Ricky Gervais has revealed that he upset the vicar at both his parents’ funerals – by cracking jokes.

22/06/2007 … LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN star Steve Pemberton is joining the cast of West End musical The Drowsy Chaperone as the narrator, from July 10.

Death, guns and beatings

A light-hearted week of comedy trivia...

22/06/2007 … The BBC's Gavin Esler this week solemly announced the passing of Bernard… Matthews.

22/06/2007 … ITV2 has secured the rights to show the next four series of US comedy Entourage, taking it up to 2011.