Teen comics' £250,000 career boost
Schoolboys win MySpace comedy award
28/11/2008 … Schoolboy comedians Ashton Jones and George Styles are to benefit from the full marketing might of MySpace, after winning the website’s first comedy awards.
Fri 28 November 2008
© Objective/C4 C4's Comedy Showcase to return
28/11/2008 … Channel 4 plans to broadcast a second series of Comedy Showcase pilots next autumn.
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28/11/2008 … PRODUCER Gareth Edwards, whose credits include That Mitchell and Webb Sound, has been appointed acting head of radio comedy at the BBC.
Thu 27 November 2008
French and Saunders: Madonna
Jennifer does herself a mischief impersonating her idol
27/11/2008 … From the new live DVD: French and Saunders, Still Alive.
© BBC Norton drags himself to the West End
27/11/2008 … Graham Norton is to make his West End debut next year with a leading role in drag-queen musical La Cage Aux Folles.
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Phone company spreads offensive gags
27/11/2008 … A Muslim student is threatening to sue directory inquiry service 118 118 after the company texted him two racist gags.