Comedy news round up with Michael McIntyre, David Walliams and Lenny Henry

Skimming the congealed skin of conjecture off the rice pudding of truth, here's another comedy news round-up:

Michael McIntyre’s stand-up DVD Hello Wembley! made No 2 in the bestseller charts in its first week on sale – beaten only by the new £100million version of Star Trek.

Controversial American stand-up Doug Stanhope (pictured) – once branded ‘America’s most depraved man’ is to join the team of Charlie Brooker’s Newswipe when it returns to BBC Four for a new six-part series in January.

The American remake of Have I Got News For You has taken a step closer to the screen after a pilot was taped in New York for the NBC network last week. Comedian Sam Seder was chosen to host the show, with stand-ups Greg Giraldo and Michael Ian Black as the team captains.

Marlon Davis, a 28-year-old from Harlesden in North West London, has won the £5,000 top prize in the FHM comedy talent hunt 'Search For A Stand-Up Hero'.

He said: ‘I always found myself funny as a child. All the other kids were listening to pop music and I was listening to Eddie Murphy, Robin Williams and Bill Crosby. It's what it was born to do. It's only just sunk it that I've won. My mum and girlfriend are already after my winnings!’

The final will be broadcast on ITV4 in the autumn.

Quickfire round-up
A flat in the house where exterior scenes of The Young Ones was filmed has gone on the market for £525 a month.

David Walliams has switched on the Christmas lights at the Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent.

Lenny Henry has won the award for outstanding newcomer at the London Evening Standard theatre awards for his acclaimed portrayal of Othello in the West End's Trafalgar Studios.