07/03/2007 … CATHERINE TATE is to play Deal Or No Deal as her foul-mouthed Gran as part of Comic Relief next Friday.

Lots of fun...

Comedy costumes under the hammer

07/03/2007 … Some of the most memorable costumes in comedy history have been sold off, including outfits worn by Tommy Cooper, Benny Hill and the Monty Python team.

Picking the Lock

You quiz 15 Storeys' Sean

06/03/2007 … Both series of 15 Storeys High have just been released on DVD - and to mark the occasion Sean Lock subjected himself to the questions of Chortle readers.

Bhoy, what a row

Comic and Fringe venue at loggerheads

06/03/2007 … The director of Edinburgh’s Assembly Rooms has hit back after comedian Danny Bhoy claimed he is owed £68,000 from his Fringe run last year.

06/03/2007 … CATHERINE TATE has raised £56,000 for charity by auctioning the chance to take a walk-on part opposite sulky teenager Lauren in her TV Christmas special.

06/03/2007 … ACCLAIMED American stand-up Doug Stanhope is performing for one night in the UK on March 20, with two shows at The Caves in Edinburgh at 7.

deacon06

06/03/2007 … TOM DEACON won the Southampton heat of the Chortle Student Comedy Award, sponsored by Revels, on Monday night.

Car trouble

Brand cancels gig at last minute

06/03/2007 … Russell Brand left hundreds of fans disappointed by cancelling a gig 20 minutes before it was due to start - blaming a car breakdown.