Former BBC radio comedy chief John Pidgeon dies
19/07/2016 … Former BBC radio comedy boss John Pidgeon has died this morning at the age of 69.
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19/07/2016 … Former BBC radio comedy boss John Pidgeon has died this morning at the age of 69.
19/07/2016 … Ricky Gervais is to receive the annual comedy award handed out by Bafta in Los Angeles.
19/07/2016 … A comedian has been kidnapped, beaten then dumped in the street by a musician he mocked in a sketch.
19/07/2016 … The BBC has commissioned a stand-up, sketch and interview series from Northern Irish comic Shane Todd.
19/07/2016 … Micky Flanagan is filming a new six-part travelogue for Sky 1 – as well as planning a stand-up tour for next year.
19/07/2016 … Ghostbusters star Leslie Jones has been forced off Twitter after being bombarded by sexist and racist abuse.
19/07/2016 … Rhys Darby has joined the team of improvisers on the new Australian version of Whose Line Is It Anyway?Also appearing alongside the Flight of the Conchords star…
19/07/2016 … British comic Greg Burns was gripped by panic on his first day DJing at an Australian radio station, after experiencing a technical meltdown.
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