Who's on the air
Radio remake for Hadoke's Fringe show
21/05/2007 … Toby Hadoke’s 2006 Edinburgh show Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf has been made into a radio show for BBC7.
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Mon 21 May 2007
A funny place for comedy...
Stand-ups challenged in new ITV1series
21/05/2007 … Comics including Frank Skinner, Dara O'Briain and Patrick Kielty are to perform gigs in unfamiliar surroundings for a new ITV1 series.
© Dreamworks You stole my gag, you ogre
21/05/2007 … Eric Idle is threatening to sue the makers of the latest Shrek movie for stealing one of his jokes – even though he is in it.
A rubbish honour
City names its tip after John Cleese
21/05/2007 … A New Zealand city has honoured John Cleese, not with a statue or a plaque – but by naming a rubbish tip after him.
Seriously good
Victoria Wood wins best actress Bafta
21/05/2007 … Victoria Wood, Ricky Gervais and Richard Curtis all triumphed at the Baftas on Sunday night.
Sat 19 May 2007
Goodbye, Brother
Brand to host one last BB spin-off
19/05/2007 … Russell Brand is returning to pass comment on Big Brother – despite having quit the Big Mouth spin-off.
Dyson gets his goat
League Of Gents writer updates fairytale
19/05/2007 … League Of Gentleman co-writer Jeremy Dyson is updating the Three Billy Goats Gruff fairytale for BBC One.
Fri 18 May 2007
© Dreamworks The bees' needs
18/05/2007 … Jerry Seinfeld launched his animated film Bee Movie in Cannes last night, saying: ‘One thing I hate is any kind of movie promotion that smacks of desperation in…