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Sara Pascoe: Panel show sacked me for being too shy

Eric Idle cancels tour dates

Gary Joel wins West End New (Old) Act of the Year

John Bishop to host stand-up showcases on Sky

Ronni Ancona joins Things You Should Have Done

Jimmy Carr: Comedy should be taught in schools

Sophie McCartney has annoucned a 2027 tour, Queenage Dirtbag. Dates: http://dlvr.it/TW46Rg

Tim Vine is going on tour next year. Dates so far: http://dlvr.it/TW46QK

Ricky Gervais has announced more UK dates in his Legend tour. Dates: http://dlvr.it/TW45wy

Jimmy Carr: Comedy should be taught it schools

Ghosts film tops the box office

Petition to save Radio 4 Extra passes 8,000 signatures

BBC One Wales to air three new comedy shorts

Video: Trailer for The Trip to the Northern Lights with Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon http://dlvr.it/TW40yq

Channel 4's comedy and entertainment heads step down

Kevin Bridges 'developing a Netflix comedy-drama'

Maisie Adam: Whatsherface

Kiri Pritchard-McLean has announced a 2027 tour, Josgin, about her upbringing – and present life – on a farm. On sale Friday. Dates: http://dlvr.it/TW3q8t

South African-New Zealander Urzila Carlson has announced a 2027 tour. Dates: http://dlvr.it/TW3pPh

Video: Modern Music from SNL UK http://dlvr.it/TW3P7K

Weekend catch-up: Review of Ali G: Who Iz I? http://dlvr.it/TW3NZ4

Weekend catch-up:Review of Ghosts: The Possession Of Button House http://dlvr.it/TW3NKY

Weekend catch-up: Last One Laughing Halloween - Reality format back with a twist http://dlvr.it/TW3Mxd

Weekend catch-up: Sign our petition to save Radio 4 Extra: http://dlvr.it/TW3MHN

Dylan Moran starts his new tour

Gone Fishing returns

Video: Scrimpch 2: The Return, from Saturday Night Live UK http://dlvr.it/TW3Fcy

Video: Andy Burnham's night in with Celebrity Googlebox - from SNL UK http://dlvr.it/TW33ts

Weekend catch-up: Apu has been given his voice back in The Simpsons... this time provided by an Indian-American actor http://dlvr.it/TW2sTh

Weekend catch-up: 'Ted was the perfect companion' Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse on the return of Gone Fishing... and the loss of their dog http://dlvr.it/TW2sCr

Weekend catch-up: The BBC is to merge its teams commissioning comedy for TV and radio into one unit. http://dlvr.it/TW2s7q

Weekend catch-up: Angela Barnes, Bella Hull, Stevie Martin, Blank Peng, Daniel Sloss and Ian Smith will all be making their QI debut on the upcoming X series. http://dlvr.it/TW2s5j

Weekend catch-up: A significant Brighton Fringe venue has been banned from next year’s festival, complaining that it was given no reason, proper warning, or chance to appeal http://dlvr.it/TW2ry7

Weekend catch-up: The cast of Goodness Gracious Me received death threats when the groundbreaking comedy series first aired http://dlvr.it/TW2rsj

Weekend catch-up: It Gets Worse – Leo Reich's Channel 4 comedy http://dlvr.it/TW2rmj

Weekend catch-up: A book of jokes Jimmy Cricket was working on when he died in August is to be released in time for Christmas. http://dlvr.it/TW2rgL

Weekend catch-up: The U&Gold channel is to broadcast two more batches of unseen Only Fools And Horses footage. http://dlvr.it/TW2rYh

Weekend catch-up: Review of Ellie & Natasia as the sketch series finally returns http://dlvr.it/TW2rTb

Weekend catch-up: Vittorio Angelone has been at the centre of a huge storm after a joke he made at the expense of rape survivor Rebecca Goodwin while roasting another comedian came to light... http://dlvr.it/TW2rFk

Weekend catch-up: Radio 4 Extra – the treasure trove of archive BBC comedy – is to close

New tours announced this week from Jimmy Carr, The Horne Section, Fascinating Aida, Josh Jones, Matt Richardson and Pete Firman - plus new dates for Flo & Joan, All our tour listings: http://dlvr.it/TW2FzD

Video: Ken Cheng on the secrets of his success ,from Iain Stirling Roasts The Internet http://dlvr.it/TW2FBk

Videos: Public transport irritants, from this week's Mock The Week http://dlvr.it/TW28sz

Video: SWAT team robot successfully dismantles black man, from Onion News Network http://dlvr.it/TW27bJ

What now for Vittorio Angelone’s sitcom debut?

Last One Laughing Halloween

Video: Every Gothic horror, from Alasdair Beckett-King http://dlvr.it/TW22nr

It Gets Worse

Which comics are making their QI debuts?

Kevin Bridges breaks Belfast arena record