Red's dead

Veteran Borscht Belt comic dies at 87

14/07/2006 … Veteran Catskills comedian turned actor Red Buttons had died at the age of 87.

Iranian Omid Djalili talks of the challenge after terrorist outrages

13/07/2006 … Imagine it.

Interview: Omid Djalili

13/07/2006 … Nine months ago, British stand-up Omid Djalili was appearing in front of 15 million Americans a week, courtesy of Whoopi Goldberg’s high-profile sitcom.

DVD review: Richard Pryor - Live In Concert

13/07/2006 … The single most significant thing to note about this seminal Richard Pryor DVD is tucked away in the small print next the copyright notice.

Track-by-track review of Mitch Benn's CD

13/07/2006 … 1.

Rich Hall reminisces

13/07/2006 … How Rich Hall faked his own death, became involved in donkey basketball and supported the Talking Heads on his road to comedy fame.

Magic moments with Jerry Sadowitz

13/07/2006 … There are many words you expect from the mouth of Jerry Sadowitz.

Helpless?

Langham comedy 'put on hold'

13/07/2006 … A second series of the BBC Two comedy Help has reportedly been shelved because of the child pornography case facing star Chris Langham.