Little Briton rules the waves
Walliams launches his Channel swim bid
01/06/2006 … David Walliams has officially launched his attempt to swim the Channel for charity.
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Thu 01 June 2006
'Earl' could be king...
Redemption comedy is critics' favourite
01/06/2006 … The American version of The Office and My Name Is Earl were the best shows of the past 12 months, according to US television critics.
Elton: Legalise crack
Ben calls for drug laws to be scrapped
01/06/2006 … Ben Elton has called for crack cocaine to be legalised.
Wed 31 May 2006
An Ed start
First 250 Fringe shows revealed
31/05/2006 … Chortle can today reveal details of almost 270 Edinburgh Fringe shows – including a visit by a voice of The Simpsons.
Bad korma
31/05/2006 … Bruce Forsyth has offended Oxford students by making a joke about curries to an Indian woman.
Sun 28 May 2006
The gospel of St Michael
28/05/2006 … Michael Palin is to publish his private diaries from the time he was with Monty Python.
I'm not a celebrity...
Iannucci rejects reality TV approach
28/05/2006 … Armando Iannucci has been asked to be on the next series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! However the satirist admits the approach came…
Fri 26 May 2006
The jokes on us
Win World's Greatest Stand-Up DVDs
26/05/2006 … A new DVD, filmed over 23 years of Montreal’s Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, is promising 90 minutes of the World’s Greatest Stand Up.