2013 Archives
Tue 17 December 2013
Jim Gaffigan stars in plagiarised movie
Shia LaBeouf ripped off comic book
17/12/2013 … A new short film starring American comic Jim Gaffigan has been exposed as a direct rip-off of a comic novella.
8 Out Of 10 Cats get another nine lives
...well, episodes. Plus more Countdown specials
17/12/2013 … Channel 4 has commissioned another series of 8 Out Of 10 Cats, plus new episodes of their Countdown specials.
Ticket fees under fire again
Agencies add £9.50 to £25 Jimmy Carr seats
17/12/2013 … Crippling booking fees are back under the spotlight after investigators found ticket agencies ramping up the price of a Jimmy Carr gig by almost 40 per cent.
You can't say 'Scouser'... it's racist
What sitcom writer claims he was told
17/12/2013 … ITV banned jokes about Scousers and drunken Australians from the revival of Birds Of A Feather, the sitcom’s writer has claimed.
Mon 16 December 2013
Film review: Anchorman 2
Has Ron Burgundy still got it?
16/12/2013 … This just in: San Diego’s favourite newsman, Ron Burgundy, is back.
The Establishement Club... in the afternoon
16/12/2013 … This is not your usual venue for stand-up.