The Guv'nors last stand

2:48pm Thursday 7th August 2008

Comedian Jimmy Jones has been performing on stage for half a decade - but he won't quit until his body does.

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Laughter in Store

6:35pm Tuesday 22nd July 2008

Anyone with a freeview box or a few extra digital channels will have stumbled across Dave, which seems to have about three shows on rotation, including a unique and greatly-missed improvised comedy show, Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Carr's the star

10:48am Wednesday 9th July 2008

As the face of comedy on Channel 4, Jimmy Carr has become a regular fixture on our TV screens but his real love is his live shows.

Jungle fever

3:08pm Thursday 3rd July 2008

The minefield that is celebrity reality television has claimed some notable scalps over the years - Jade Goody's racist rumpus, Vanessa Feltz's chalkboard meltdown, even Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson's heart-breaking divorce.

Waves of laughter

12:40pm Thursday 19th June 2008

The N20 Comedy Festival has done it again. Each year it seems to attract the best comedians around for its month-long run and, ooooh mama, I'm rubbing my hands in anticipation about this one! In a neat twist, those nice people at Battersea Arts Centre have made all shows pay-what-you-can. Aww.

Rabble Rouser

8:44am Thursday 3rd April 2008

It is a given that in any classroom, you will find at least one character who considers themselves the class joker'.

King of the Sinhas

10:37am Friday 14th March 2008

Doctor, Doctor' jokes have probably been a staple of comedy since it was invented but there are few stand-ups for whom they would hold any relevance.

Toff at the top - Miles Jupp debuts at Comedy Carnival

9:59am Friday 14th March 2008

A versatile chap is Miles Jupp. Best known for his onstage persona as an upper-crust snob - an act which has earned him a Perrier nomination in 2003 for best newcomer - he also spent last Edinburgh juggling two brilliant shows: his stand-up act and his play Johnson and Boswell Late and Live (Jupp plays Boswell, Simon Munnery is Johnson).

Pensioners may lose backdated cash

Updated 3:27pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

Thousands of pensioners could miss out on hundreds of pounds worth of backdated benefits as a result of rule changes that come into force later this year.

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