'Fat, white bastard'? That's fine...

Sir Trevor cleared over Manning jibe

10/09/2007 … Sir Trevor McDonald has been cleared of making offensive comments about Bernard Manning in the week of his death.

A 'Buzzcocks' – but for comedy

BBC works on new panel show

10/09/2007 … The BBC is working on new radio quiz game, based on archive comedy clips and comedy trivia.

pyhtonday10

10/09/2007 … 500 FANS, most in fancy dress, celebrated the third annual Monty Python Day at Doune Castle, Scotland, on Sunday with silly games such as the coconut conga.

Gervais in privacy row

Ricky sets lawyers on to local paper

10/09/2007 … Ricky Gervais has set his lawyers on to his local newspaper after it printed pictures of his house, claiming it breached his privacy.

09/09/2007 … CHRIS MARTIN and Gwyneth Paltrow have chosen Simon Pegg to be godfather to their three-year-old daughter Apple.

Comics vs the God bovverers

Legal blitz on catchphrase posters

09/09/2007 … Religious groups have been forced to stop using catchphrases from Little Britain and Catherine Tate to try to persuade youngsters into church.

08/09/2007 … THE FINAL – 92nd – episode of Where Are The Joneses?, the daily YouTube sitcom made by BabyCow, has gone online here.

08/09/2007 … MTV, which owns America’s Comedy Central, says it plans to launch a new website featuring the entire video archives of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.