Wed 22 July 2009
'I could never be a stand-up'
22/07/2009 … Movie comedian Jonah Hill has given up hopes of a career in stand-up – because he was terrible at it.
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22/07/2009 … MORE THAN 20,000 people have set a new world record for the most people wearing Groucho glasses - as in the Chortle logo - during an outdoor screening of Duck Soup…
Pirates ahoy!
Steve Coogan to star as Blackbeard
22/07/2009 … Steve Coogan is set to star as pirate Blackbeard in a new family comedy – after Robin Williams dropped out of the role.
Will Sky poach Harry?
Rumours of big-money deal to jump ship
22/07/2009 … Could Harry Hill’s contract with ITV be up for grabs, by any chance?Today’s Sun newspaper reports that he is ‘set to quit’ the channel after Sky offered…
Ethnic Heroes Of Comedy
22/07/2009 … So a Greek, Japanese, Egyptian, Italian, Jew and black guy all walk into a club… And perform at the latest in Just For Laughs' series of heavily-themed showcases.
Ross Noble at Just For Laughs, Montreal 2009
22/07/2009 … You don’t often get the chance to see Ross Noble in a room that seats only a hundred or so punters; but here in Montreal he’s so unknown that his solo show is…