Miles ahead
26/02/2012 … Miles Jupp is through to the final of Let's Dance For Sport Relief after his version of Prodigy’s Firestarter was saved by judges.
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Sun 26 February 2012
And Ken Goodwin goes, too
Another Comedians veteran dies
26/02/2012 … Veteran stand-up Ken Goodwin has died at the age of 78.
Sat 25 February 2012
Cruel jokes drive Matt Lucas from Twitter
Sick comments about ex-partner's death
25/02/2012 … Matt Lucas has announced his decision to quit Twitter after being subjected to sick taunts about the suicide of his ex-partner.
'We bet you never see live comedy'
Funny Women blasts Chortle judges
25/02/2012 … Organisers of the Funny Women competition have accused Chortle Award judges of perpetuating a 'boys' club' image of comedy and choosing nominees based on a 'Google…
Fri 24 February 2012
Eddie's cliffhanger
Izzard funds Italian Job art installation
24/02/2012 … Eddie Izzard is funding a new sculpture recreating the final scene of The Italian Job.
Thu 23 February 2012
Whose tweet is it anyway?
BBC pilots Twitter-based improv show
23/02/2012 … The BBC is tonight piloting a new improvised comedy show, based around Twitter.
Tributes paid to Frank Carson
23/02/2012 … Tributes have been paid to stand-up Frank Carson, who has died at the age of 85.