Paul Merton returns to stand-up
For his first tour this century
09/11/2011 … Paul Merton is to to return to stand-up for the first time this century.
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Wed 09 November 2011
Tue 08 November 2011
Coming soon: Ab Fab, the movie
Saunders ready to work on script
08/11/2011 … Jennifer Saunders is planning an Absolutely Fabulous movie.
Mon 07 November 2011
Radio 4 pilots 'foreign News Quiz'
07/11/2011 … Radio 4 is working on a new topical comedy show, to be fronted by Andrew Maxwell.
Jimmy Carr leads Lafta nominations
07/11/2011 … Jimmy Carr leads the nominations for next year’s Loaded Lafta awards, announced today.
Apollo descends
Audience dip for stand-up show
07/11/2011 … Live At The Apollo took a dip in the ratings when it returned on Friday.
Walliams hounded for Harry Styles joke
Two complaints prompt 166 newspaper artlcles
07/11/2011 … Newspapers have rounded on David Walliams over a cheeky joke he made about One Direction singer Harry Styles.
Sun 06 November 2011
Jimmy Carr sorry over car crash joke
06/11/2011 … Jimmy Carr has apologised after tweeting a joke about a car crash so soon after the M5 crash in which seven people died.
Men 'are funnier than women'
...but by nowhere near as much as they think they are
06/11/2011 … Men are funnier than women – but only by the narrowest of margins – according to new research.