© BBC/2LE Media/Colin Hutton Denials after the row over tweet
01/02/2015 … The writers of the new BBC comedy Asylum have audaciously claimed that it was NOT inspired by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange after all.
01/02/2015 … It's a really strong week for live comedy this one, with loads of tours kicking off, some exceptional shows and the start of the Leicester comedy festival.
Show axed with an hour's notice
01/02/2015 … Jim Davidson cancelled a gig last night – after complaining that the stage was too high.
© BBC Phoenix Nights Live to go on without him
01/02/2015 … Ted Robbins’s wife says the comedian is ‘doing well’ after his collapse on stage during Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights Live last night.
Comic, 59, 'clutched his chest'
31/01/2015 … Veteran comic Ted Robbins collapsed on stage during Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights revival show tonight.
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