Viv Groskop hopes for the genre's return
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The Money Pit turns Dragons' Den on its head
27/05/2015 … Jason Manford is to front a Dragon’s Den-style TV show in which ordinary people invest in business ideas.
John Pinder pioneered clubs and festivals
27/05/2015 … Leading Australian live comedy producer John Pinder has died at the age of 70, after contracting cancer.
Ian McKellan and Derek Jacobi talk Vicious
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...as PBH steps up pressure on acts
26/05/2015 … It is a dispute causing sleepless nights for more than 150 comedians – but the Edinburgh Fringe Society is refusing to be draw into the 'freeasco' surrounding…
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