BCG Daily Wednesday 16th November 2011

Freddie Starr leaves I'm a Celebrity show after illness

Freddie Starr won't be returning to I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, the show's producers have decided.

Shooting Stars: why cancel this Reeves & Mortimer gem?

The show's history is peppered with standout comedy moments that you just wouldn't get on other panel shows.

Take a trip down Hooky Street - in print!

If you're a British comedy fan, the recently released Only Fools and Horses: The Story of Britain's Favourite Comedy book needs to be at the top of your Christmas list.

Peter Kay to host Royal Variety Performance in Salford

Comedian Peter Kay is to host this year's Royal Variety Performance from the Lowry Theatre in Salford on December 5.

Video - Hugh Laurie: 'Music is my first love'

Hugh Laurie says it is difficult to cross over from a successful acting career into the world of music but the actor says music is his "first love".

In his debut album, Let them Talk, Laurie travelled to New Orleans to record sessions with Sir Tom Jones and his hero Dr John.

Laurie told BBC Breakfast he wept after recording a track with Dr John.

Video: Greg Davies: My DVD cover is pretty erotic stuff

Greg Davies may be best known as the snarky Mr Gilbert in The Inbetweeners and one-third of the award-winning We Are Klang, but the ex-drama teacher has also stepped out on his own as a solo stand-up.

Save Shooting Stars!

Welcome, whoever you are... A couple of years ago no one would have cared but cancelling Shooting Stars NOW, when it's back on top form, is crazy.

'Good News' host Russell Howard breaks hand on set

Bad news! Russell Howard breaks his hand on set.

Freddie Starr's a dad at 68

Comic Freddie Starr is to become a dad again at 68 after slipping between the sheets with a singer half his age.

Angela Rippon to re-enact Morecambe and Wise dance

Former newsreader Angela Rippon is to re-enact one of TV's most famous moments for Children In Need, the BBC has announced.

Tim Minchin: I don't want to tour at 80 like John Clees

Comic musician Tim Minchin talks to Metro about his part in turning Roald Dahl's Matilda into a musical, why he doesn't read reviews and his desire to release an album of non-comic songs.

Whose Line Is It Anyway? heads to India

Whose Line Is It Anyway? is to be remade in India after Hat Trick International struck a deal with Miditech.

How true to life is Channel 4's Fresh Meat?

Ahead of tonight's final episode of Fresh Meat, Sebastian Payne compares his own university experiences to the Channel 4 comedy.

Warwick Davis and Karl Pilkington plan travel show

Life's Too Short star Warwick Davis is in talks with Ricky Gervais and Karl over a new travel show, dubbed The Short Way Round.

James Corden is heading to Broadway

Gavin and Stacey star James Corden is set to join the elite group that is British actors who have made it big on Broadway.

Fresh Meat: final episode, Channel 4, review

Over eight episodes Fresh Meat has proved itself a worthy successor to The Inbetweeners, and the best programme about students since The Young Ones.

Milton Jones interview

Comedian Milton Jones is a master of his craft, and his craft is the one-liner. He talks about joke theft, Christianity and more in this interview...