Comics up for Bafta
16/01/2008 … Comics Tom Basden and Tim Key have been nominated for a Bafta award.
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Wed 16 January 2008
Back in the Backyard
16/01/2008 … Lee Hurst may have unexpectedly closed his Backyard Club in East London just before Christmas – but it won’t stop him playing there.
Standing again
New auditons for US talent show
16/01/2008 … American reality show Last Comic Standing has launched its latest hunt for stand-up talent.
David Brent, philosopher
Academics examine the wisdom in The Office
16/01/2008 … David Brent has become an inspiration to a host of philosophers, who have written a new academic tome on The Office And Philosophy.
Tue 15 January 2008
Ted Fest's a sell-out
Huge demand for Father Ted celebration
15/01/2008 … Tickets for this year's Father Ted celebration Ted Fest have sold out within 30 minutes.
Are you the next student comedy hero?
15/01/2008 … Chortle today launches the 2008 hunt for the best student comedian in the country.
© BBC Going solo
Comic Bloom locked in a bunker
15/01/2008 … Comic Adam Bloom has been left alone in a nuclear bunker and robbed of light, sound and company for 48 hours, as part of a controversial scientific experiment.
Takeover rumours boost Jongleurs
Regent Inn share price up 50% in hours
15/01/2008 … Shares in Jongleurs owners Regent Inns have soared by almost 50 per cent this morning, amid rumours of an impending takeover.