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© Jelly Legs 2008 Ricky Tomlinson and star's brother pay tribute
28/09/2016 … Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson said he was glad he didn't know about Caroline Aherne's cancer, as it would have been 'too painful' to work with her.
28/09/2016 … Jo Brand has written her first film - about a Morrissey-loving schizophrenic.
Forgotten at home...but still famous in Europe
28/09/2016 … A tribute has been unveiled in Cleethorpes to a variety hall comedian who remains a star across much of Europe nearly 50 years after his death.
28/09/2016 … THE campaign to erect a statue of Victoria Wood in her home town of Bury has reached its £20,000 target – but the comedian's brother Chris Foote Wood is now…
27/09/2016 … Jon Holmes and Mitch Benn have been axed from Radio 4’s Now Show – in the name of diversity.
27/09/2016 … DANIEL KITSON has just released his 2013 show After The Beginning, Before The End as a digital download.
27/09/2016 … Katherine Ryan is to host a new Channel 4 series about the super-wealthy.
© Creative Commons: Alex Folkes/Fishnik Photography First appearance for former Deputy PM
27/09/2016 … Nick Clegg is to guest host Have I Got News for You.
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