Satire loses its Self
Novelist quits 'comfortable' HIGNFY
05/12/2007 … Will Self says he’ll never return as a guest on Have I Got News for You, because the satire has lost its bite.
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Wed 05 December 2007
Borat's new lawsuit
05/12/2007 … Sacha Baron Cohen has yet again been sued over the Borat film, this time by the instructor who gave him a driving lesson.
British Comedy Awards: The results
05/12/2007 … Gavin & Stacey, Simon Amstell and David Michell were big winners at the 18th annual British Comedy Awards last night.
Gavin & Stacey & Big Brother
05/12/2007 … Gavin & Stacey stars James Corden and Matthew Horne will front Big Brother's Big Mouth when it returns in January.
Tue 04 December 2007
Vegas, the Philanthropist
Johnny to star in Radio 4 drama
04/12/2007 … Johnny Vegas is being lined up to star in a radio adaptation of the 1914 novel The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists.
Chapelle breaks his stand-up record
04/12/2007 … Dave Chappelle has broken his own record for a comedy club set, performing for six hours and 12 minutes.
Mon 03 December 2007
Jongleurs share meltdown
A third wiped off value in two hours
03/12/2007 … The value of Jongleurs owner Regent Inns plunged by more than a third in just two hours on Momday after it issued a stark profit warning.
Saturday Live's ratings struggle
ITV beaten by Omid Djalili Show
03/12/2007 … ITV’s one-off revival of Saturday Live couldn’t compete with BBC One’s Omid Djalili Show on Saturday night.