John Smith's unveils new Peter Kay ad
17/09/2010 … John Smith’s will unveil its latest Peter Kay advert on TV tonight.
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Fri 17 September 2010
They're all at it!
17/09/2010 … Labour MP Steve Pound is following in the footsteps of his friend Lembit Opik in attempting to become a stand-up comic.
Who you gonna call?
Russell Brand dials a priestly ghostbuster in this week's WTF...
17/09/2010 … ‘Every time I ask [my kids] if I'm funny, they tell me, “Not really”.
© BBC Life's Too Short gets series commission
Gervais and Merchant's new sitcom
17/09/2010 … The BBC has confirmed that it has commissioned a six-part series of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s new series Life's Too Short.
Walliams up for kids' book prize
17/09/2010 … David Walliams has been nominated for a leading children's book prize for the second year running.
Sacha Bohen to play Freddie Mercury
17/09/2010 … Sacha Baron Cohen has signed up to play Freddie Mercury in a new biopic of the Queen star.
Thu 16 September 2010
Getting funny with your money
Should taxes pay for comedy courses?
16/09/2010 … A council has been criticised for spending tax-payers’ money on teaching people how to be stand-ups.
Russell Kane's freak show
Comic to front new BBC Three series
16/09/2010 … Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Russell Kane is to front a new series about obsessive behaviour for BBC Three.