ITV woos Kay
Comic 'offered golden handcuffs deal'
14/03/2006 … ITV is reportedly trying to poach Peter Kay away from Channel 4 by offering him a lucrative ‘golden-handcuffs’ deal.
Tue 14 March 2006
Fantabulosa ratings
Nearly 1m see Kenneth Williams drama
14/03/2006 … The Kenneth Williams drama Fantabulosa became the most-watched programme in the history of BBC Four last night.
Hayes quits South Park
Ridicule of religion gets too much
14/03/2006 … Soul singer Isaac Hayes is quitting South Park, complaining of the show's "inappropriate ridicule" of religion.
Hicks missed
Comedy fans' favourite dead comic
14/03/2006 … Bill Hicks has been voted the most-missed comedian – by a huge margin.
Mon 13 March 2006
Comedy with balls
13/03/2006 … Dave Spikey has written a spoof documentary about the world of Sunday league football, which he hopes to get commissioned in time for June’s World Cup.
High Goon
It's still Britain's favourite radio comedy
13/03/2006 … The Goon Show remains the most popular radio comedy ever, more than half a century after it first aired.
Two on 2
Radio break for Deering and Howard
13/03/2006 … Stand-ups Rob Deering, below right, and Russell Howard, above, have landed their own Radio 2 comedy show.
Given Arthur chance...
R4 gives Sir Arthur a second series
13/03/2006 … Radio 4 has commissioned a second series of Count Arthur Strong’s Radio Show.