Desperate 4 a hit
C4 rejigs it comedy department
23/06/2006 … Channel 4 has reshuffled its comedy department, after failing to find a mainstream hit.
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Gervais beats his own podcast record
22/06/2006 … Ricky Gervais is claiming to have beaten his own world record for the most popular webcast.
Defame game
22/06/2006 … Jimmy Carr’s estranged father has won a second libel payout over a Sunday Telegraph interview with his son.
Strong BO
Fringe ticket sales break records
22/06/2006 … The Edinburgh Fringe has sold a record-breaking 56,368 tickets in its first week.
Tue 20 June 2006
Rod for their own back
Oz comic was paid for trade union protest
20/06/2006 … Australian comedian Rod Quantock has walked into controversy after it was revealed that he was paid to take part in a trade union demonstration.
'Sax' appeals
Decent ratings for Coogan's new comedy
20/06/2006 … Steve Coogan’s latest comic creation, Saxondale, attracted a respectable, if not spectacular, two million viewers to BBC Two last night.
Vic'll fix it
20/06/2006 … Vic Reeves is to host a version of Jim'll Fix It for pensioners.
Mon 19 June 2006