Geordie comedian Brendan Healy dies at 59
'A true gent and a very funny man'
19/02/2016 … Geordie comedian Brendan Healy has died at the age of 59.
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Fri 19 February 2016
Alan Carr's tour manager attacked
Row with selfie-seekers ends in hospital trp
19/02/2016 … Alan Carr’s tour manager was attacked when he tried to stop drunken fans taking selfies with the comic.
Nazi invades Tel Aviv
19/02/2016 … • 'People think that if they call me a prick, I will find it hilarious.
Thu 18 February 2016
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em... again
Frank Spencer revived after 38 years
18/02/2016 … Michael Crawford is to play Frank Spencer again – 38 years after the last Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em.
Your gender or your wife!
Trans comic Jordan Raskopoulos falls foul of marriage laws
18/02/2016 … Comedian Jordan Raskopoulos has revealed she has to choose between her marriage and her gender.
Comedy playwriting contest opens
£10k prize in Liverpool Hope competition
18/02/2016 … Comedy scripts are being sought for a £10,000 playwriting prize – although writers must pay a fee to enter.
Student award: First People's Choice poll opens
Who is your favourite from Glasgow?
18/02/2016 … Voting has opened for the People's Choice award for the first heat of the 2016 Chortle Student Comedy Award.
© BBC Khan you believe it?
Citizen Khan tour adds 6 more dates
18/02/2016 … An extra six dates have been added to the Citizen Khan tour.