Brent's back!
Ricky Gervais to reprise Office role
19/01/2011 … Ricky Gervais is to reprise the role of David Brent for an appearance on the American version of The Office.
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Wed 19 January 2011
Golden Globes: Is this what really happened?
Well, no. But Gervais cartoon is funny...
19/01/2011 … A Taiwanese TV station has made an animated film speculating what happened to Ricky Gervais backstage at the Golden Globes.
Do these crisps taste funny?
19/01/2011 … Stephen Fry, Jimmy Carr, Al Murray and Frank Skinner are to have crisps named after them in a new Comic Relief money-spinner.
Mark Watson vs the 'gobby morons'
19/01/2011 … Mark Watson has launched a new campaign to bring more respect into football.
Paddy McGuinness plays arenas
19/01/2011 … Paddy McGuinness has become the latest comedian to launch an arena tour.
Carry on Camping?
19/01/2011 … What's So Funny? Camp comedy is dying because gay culture has been accepted into the mainstream.
Science can't explain comedy
...says a scientist who studies comedy
19/01/2011 … What's So Funny? Comedy has to be classed as an art form, because scientists cannot fully understand why humour works, a leading psychologist has said.
The noble art of comedy
19/01/2011 … What's So Funny? Comedy is a noble tradition that shapes the English language in uniquely inventive ways, according to stand-up Arthur Smith.