Carr's the star
Alan lands his own varierty show
31/08/2006 … The Friday Night Project’s Alan Carr is to make his own variety show for Channel 4.
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Funny money
30/08/2006 … Scotland’s leading independent comedy TV production company is set to be sold for about £10million.
Pretty Polly
Evans goes straight in new ITV1 drama
30/08/2006 … Lee Evans is to star in a new two-hour ITV1 period drama.
Double the fun
Abbott & Costello collection to be won
30/08/2006 … This year marks the 70th anniversary of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello’s enduring comedy partnership.
Tue 29 August 2006
...and he can act, too
Eddie winner Nichol scoops Stage award
29/08/2006 … Phil Nichol has topped winning comedy’s biggest prize – by scooping a prestigious acting award.
Monty Python speak!
29/08/2006 … All the surviving members of Monty Python are to appear on a South Bank Show documentary about the musical Spamalot.
Win, jus' like that
Tommy Cooper DVDs up for grabs
29/08/2006 … A new Tommy Cooper DVD, The Very Best Of And The Missing Pieces, is to be released on September 4.
Best fest yet
Fringe sells record 1.5m tickets
29/08/2006 … The Edinburgh Fringe has sold a record-breaking 1.