Shearer's Permit Problem 19 July, 2006 Simpsons regular Harry Shearer has been forced to cancel the first of his planned appearances on new Radio 4 comedy show Not Today Thank You due to a prob... Brydon Gets Elton 4 July, 2006 Rob Brydon seems to have scored an unlikely coup with his new radio show - by enlisting Sir Elton John as a celebrity cameo. The singer's spokesperson has ... Shearer on Radio 4 28 June, 2006 Harry Shearer, best known for being playing Derek Smalls in Spinal Tap and, of course, being the voice of Mr Burns (amongst a large list of others) on The ... Ever Brave, Ever Vigilant, Everett! 7 June, 2006 It's a year for super-heroes: the X-Men, Superman, G-Girl and now the greatest ever is hitting the airwaves again - Captain Kremmen. I hope I didn't hear a... Gervais Is Laud Of The Rings 12 October, 2005 Ricky Gervais has become the new spokesman for prostate cancer awareness after mocking Jonathon Ross's inability to pronounce 'prostate' properly. He has ... Dead Ringers Returns 5 August, 2005 The multi-award winning comedy show Dead Ringers is to return to Radio 4 this September, a BBC source has confirmed. The topical show, which stars Jon Culs... Slater Joins HHGTTG Cast 21 April, 2005 Christian Slater is to appear in the final episode of the new radio version of The Hitchikers Guide To The Galaxy, scheduled to be transmitted on the 3rd of... Little Britain on CD and DVD 26 August, 2004 Here at Funny.co.uk we are big fans of the award winning series Little Britain, and judging by the contents of our postbag, so are the rest of you.  ... New Hitchhikers Show Stars Adams 22 June, 2004 The BBC has announced that Radio 4 will be completing the 'Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy ' saga in a new radio series.  The 14-part dramatisatio... Round the Horne Revisited 5 June, 2004 True connoisseurs of British comedy will, at least, be aware of if not know the ground-breaking 60’s radio show that was Round The Horne starring, among... Comedy Returns to Radio 1 1 June, 2004 For the first time in seven years comedy will be returning to BBC Radio 1.  As a sure sign of getting old, I would under normal circumstances rather ... Jack Dee to Host Consumer Show 17 May, 2004 Are you tired of watching annoying idiots whining on the BBC's consumer programme 'Watchdog'?  Tired of listening to people called Keith, or Margery,... Sony Radio Awards 26 April, 2004 Jonathon Ross and Chris Moyles have been nominated for two ‘Radio Oscars’ this year. Ross in The Weekly Music Show Of The Year award; Moyles in The Daily ... Ricky Gervais Leaves Xfm 19 January, 2004 The award winning comedy partnership and radio co-presenters Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant  are to leave the London radio station Xfm... BBC7 goes 24/7 17 December, 2003 One of the BBC's newest Channels, BBC7 is currently celebrating its first birthday.  The Digital-&-Internet-only service runs a popular mix of Co... Just a Minute wins Sony Award 9 May, 2003 The Radio 4 comedy panel-game "Just a Minute" has won an award for best comedy as the Sony radio awards.  The award was collected by presenter Nichol...