Sat 19 March 2011
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18/03/2011 … RADIO 4's Jenni Murray won the Stand Up For Comic Relief challenge, getting the most listener votes of all the BBC national radio presenters who performed a stand-up…
The power of the C-bomb
Juliet Burke experiences the small-town heckler
18/03/2011 … In the context of humour, the C-bomb can be divisive.
New book deal for Peter Kay
18/03/2011 … Peter Kay has signed a ‘major’ new deal to write a third book on the back of his £35million Tour That Doesn’t Tour.
Doug Stanhope and the Nazi hideout
18/03/2011 … ‘Many comedians get into this business by accident after that dream of being a rock star or a serious actor doesn’t pan out.
Brigstocke finds his station in life...
Marcus joins Railway Children show
18/03/2011 … Marcus Brigstocke is to join the cast of The Railway Children when it returns to the London stage this summer.
Rufus Hound to host comedy news show
Part of relaunched Radio 4 Extra
18/03/2011 … Rufus Hound is to host a weekly round-up of comedy news on Radio 4 Extra, when the new digital channel launches next month.