2006 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 17 March 2006
Thu 16 March 2006
France hails Jerry
Lewis gets nation's highest honour
16/03/2006 … Jerry Lewis has been given France's most prestigious award, the Legion of Honour.
Wed 15 March 2006
Shown the D'Or
International award for Gervais
15/03/2006 … Ricky Gervais is to receive an honorary Rose D'Or Award at this year's prestigious international TV festival in Switzerland.
Exec's appeal
15/03/2006 … BBC comedy supremo Jon Plowman has been hailed for his outstanding contribution to the world of television.
We need more Spaced
Pegg sitcom is most-missed comedy
15/03/2006 … Spaced has been voted the most-missed TV comedy of all time.
Tue 14 March 2006
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.
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.