Stephen Fry's Twittering nuts
05/12/2008 … Stand-up Markus Birdman says: 'My greatest achievement to date was getting Noel Fielding to bump-start my Capri in his pixie boots after we broke down near Lancaster.
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Fri 05 December 2008
Thu 04 December 2008
Brand set for Arthur remake
04/12/2008 … Russell Brand is set to star in a remake of the 1981 comedy Arthur, as the drunken playboy originally made famous by Dudley Moore.
Comedy audition 'was a front for porn'
Actresses complain they were tricked
04/12/2008 … Actresses hoping to break into TV comedy have complained that they were tricked into auditioning for hardcore pornography.
© BBC BBC renews Coming Of Age
Second series for youth sitcom
04/12/2008 … BBC Three has commissioned a second series of youth sitcom Coming Of Age.
© C4 David Mitchell, the canine drug mule
Peep Show star fronts anti-drug campaign
04/12/2008 … Peep Show's David Mitchell has been signed up to provide the voice of a drug-smuggling dog in a £1million government campaign targeting cocaine use.
© HBO Grammy nod for Conchords
Duo shortlisted for top music award
04/12/2008 … Flight of the Conchords have been nominated for a second Grammy award.
Wed 03 December 2008
Cobra has a bite at comedy
Stand-ups sought for iTunes promotion
03/12/2008 … A new iPhone application will let users see hundreds of jokes from circuit comedians for free.
Nick Hancock banned from driving
95mph offence brings him 13th licence point
03/12/2008 … Nick Hancock has been banned from driving for six months after being caught speeding at nearly 100mph.