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23/03/2009 … Dara O Briain and a bodybuilder:Marcus Brigstocke on Britain bouncing back:And a trailer.
Mon 23 March 2009
'Breakaway' Edinburgh festival expands
...but only for shows that pay
23/03/2009 … The controversial ‘breakaway’ comedy festival formed by Edinburgh’s four biggest Fringe venues says it wants other shows to join in – but only if they fork…
Sun 22 March 2009
Famous by accident...
Paul Whitehouse on celebrity, mortality, and the joys of shouting \'arse\'
22/03/2009 … Despite hiding behind a myriad of characters, The Fast Show made Paul Whitehouse one of the most recognisable faces in comedy.
The headlines again...
22/03/2009 … Four nights a week on America’s Comedy Central channel, Jon Stewart satirically savages the White House and their policies on The Daily Show.
You don't have to be mad to work here...
John Antrobus remembers the strange days of Associated London Scripts
22/03/2009 … It was an inauspicious, and unlikely, birthplace for some of the finest comedies this country has ever produced.
The old uns are the best
Steve Bennett chats to Barry Cryer
22/03/2009 … At 67, and after a career that's involved just about every comedy legend you can think of, some comics might start thinking about taking things a little easy and…