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Video: Ashley Jensen talks about finding her inner elf

The actress Ashley Jensen is the voice behind an elf in the festive film, Arthur Christmas.

She said that her son may have been an inspiration for the voice.

She also told the BBC's Tim Masters that she would like to work with Ricky Gervais again.

NBC wins bidding war for Chris O'Dowd comedy 'Big Men'

NBC has beat out the rest of the Big Four networks to acquire Big Men, a new single-camera comedy project from Bridesmaids star Chris O'Dowd.

Noel Fielding: The Mighty Brush

Boosh star pours his art out.

Should the series with the perfect ending return?

Rumors have circulated across the internet the past couple of weeks concerning a possible return of the greatness of Blackadder for another season.

Noel Fielding interview

Noel Fielding talks to Metro about doing a stand-up routine dressed as Jesus when he was in college, meeting a sniffy Mel B on Never Mind the Buzzcocks and his new art book, The Scribblings Of A Madcap Shambleton.

Meet the comics finding humour in the darkest subjects (Link expired)

Comedians are finding humour in some surprisingly dark subjects at this year's Fringe. Susan Mansfield investigates...

Video - Mark Nelson: 'My socks were offending him'

Scottish comedian Mark Nelson talks about heckling, and how he deals with drunks at his shows.

Interview: W. Kamau Bell - Standing up to racism (Link expired)

American W. Kamau Bell uses PowerPoint, statistics and breaking news to create his Fringe show comedy. The result is seriously funny, says Chitra Ramaswamy.

My summer reading: Comedian Tim Minchin

Tim Minchin, the Australian minstrel comedian, is known by his catweazel hair, thickly kohled eyes and dazzlingly witty songs bashed out at a grand piano about, among other thinks, the debatable existence of the Almighty.