Spike Milligan's widow dies
Renewed speculation about his will
19/06/2011 … Spike Milligan’s widow Shelagh has died at the age of 67.
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Sun 19 June 2011
A Barnes-storming victory
Angela wins BBC new comedy title
19/06/2011 … Angela Barnes has been crowned winner of this year’s BBC Radio 2 New Comedy Award.
Sat 18 June 2011
Alexei Sayle: McIntyre is 'bland guff'
Modern comedy is 'too cautious'
18/06/2011 … Alexei Sayle has accused Michael McIntyre of peddling ‘bland guff’.
John Cleese escapes speeding case
18/06/2011 … John Cleese has avoided a court hearing into his driving, after his speeding ticket was paid off.
Fri 17 June 2011
Loneliness of watching yourself on a sex show
17/06/2011 … Simon Pegg couldn’t trust himself to write his autobiography Nerd Do Well unsupervised – so had to lock himself away in an office next to his editor, who could…
One Night Stand returns
17/06/2011 … Digital channel Dave has ordered a new series of its stand-up show One Night Stand.
Frank Skinner's brought to book
Newspaper columns to be published
17/06/2011 … Frank Skinner’s newspaper columns are to be compiled into a new book, to be released this autumn.
Radio 2 salutes the women of comedy
Barbara Windsor fronts new series
17/06/2011 … Barbara Windsor is to pay tribute to celebrated female comedians in a six-part Radio 2 series.