Obsessively bovvered

The week's trivia round-up

08/12/2006 … How have you possibly survived the past seven days without knowing these vital facts?When young, Catherine Tate suffered from an obsessive disorder connected with…

Vegas seeks God

Johhny to investigate fundamental Christians

08/12/2006 … Johnny Vegas is to join fundamentalist Christians in America for a new Channel 4 documentary.

07/12/2006 … THE nominees for the best comedy album in the Grammy awards have been named as: Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One For The Road; The Carnegie Hall Performance by Lewis…

Fame comes your way

Gervais announces 2007 tour dates

07/12/2006 … Ricky Gervais has announced his tour dates for his next live show, Fame.

Bunch of cults

Win a guide to British comedy

07/12/2006 … A new primer to British comedy, written by Independent critic Julian Hall, was published by Rough Guides last month – and we have six copies to give away.

07/12/2006 … DAVID MITCHELL and Robert Webb have nabbed tow of the three nominations for best comedy in the Boradcast awards, with That Mitchell & Webb Look and Peep Show 3…

Christmas baubles

Some comedy stocking-fillers

07/12/2006 … Christmas is the time all the comics release their live DVDs, and almost every showbiz autobiography is published, in the hope that recognition of a celebrity name…

Tuck in

Matt Lucas offered Robin Hood role

07/12/2006 … Matt Lucas has been asked to play Friar Tuck in BBC One’s version of Robin Hood.