Religious hatred now illegal
Law in force despite free speech fears
01/10/2007 … The Racial and Religious Hatred Act, which critics claimed would curb comedians’ right of free speech, comes into force today.
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Mon 01 October 2007
Fast Show pair plan TV return
...with spoof celebrity travelogue
01/10/2007 … Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson are planning their first TV project together since The Fast Show.
Fri 28 September 2007
© BBC Vintage comedy scripts auctioned
...to raise cash for animal charity
28/09/2007 … Carla Lane is selling her original sitcom scripts for Bread, Butterflies and The Liver Birds to raise money for an animal sanctuary.
Fiends reunited
28/09/2007 … ‘I’m one of the few people who went to rehab to wean myself off God.
Women can't tell jokes
...say 97 per cent of the population
28/09/2007 … Just three per cent of people think women are better at telling jokes than men.
Thu 27 September 2007
Frankie speaking...
Lost Howerd recordings unearthed
27/09/2007 … Rare footage of Frankie Howerd, unheard in decades, has been discovered in his country house.
Little Britain sets a record
27/09/2007 … Little Britain has entered the record books as the best-selling television comedy DVD in the world.
Wed 26 September 2007
BBC says 'no' to Comedy Awards
C4 now frontrunner to air ceremony
26/09/2007 … BBC One has turned down the chance to air this year's British Comedy Awards, according to new reports.