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Sun 30 August 2015
© BBC/Balloon Entertainment/Colin Hutton Sat 29 August 2015
Revealed: The comedians' favourite Fringe acts
29/08/2015 … The frontrunners have been announced for the comedians' choice awards at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Malcolm Hardee winners announced
For originality, publicity stunt and earning potential
29/08/2015 … The winners of the Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards have been announced at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Eddie Murphy and Oprah Winfrey join Richard Pryor biopic
Greenlight expected imminently
29/08/2015 … Eddie Murphy and Oprah Winfrey have joined the cast of the long-awaited Richard Pryor biopic.
Sam Simmons scoops Edinburgh Comedy Award
29/08/2015 … Australian absurdist Sam Simmons has won the main Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award for the best show on the Fringe.
Fri 28 August 2015
© BBC How Dad's Army came to be....
New BBC Two drama tells the story
28/08/2015 … John Sessions, Shane Richie and Sally Phillips are to star in a new drama about the making of Dad’s Army.
Thanks for the cash, Katie Hopkins!
WTF: Comic Bobby Mair pranks hate figure
28/08/2015 … • Comedian Bobby Mair has pranked Katie Hopkins – taking the money he got from appearing on her TLC show Katie Hopkins Vs.
Thu 27 August 2015
Brian Pern's added extras
Online content to accompany TV comeback
27/08/2015 … The BBC has commissioned a series of online specials to accompany the third Brian Pern series when it airs to BBC Four.