© David Shankbone Tracy Morgan's condition improving
17/06/2014 … TRACY MORGAN’s condition has been upgraded to ‘fair’ after he was severely injured a major road accident.
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Tue 17 June 2014
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© UKTV Alan Davies talk show 'stole our ideas'
Anger of Green Room creator Paul Provenza
17/06/2014 … The makers of Alan Davies's new talk show have been accused of ripping off an American TV series.
Shooting starts on Matt Lucas's Pompidou
First silent comedy series in 20 years
17/06/2014 … Shooting has begun on Pompidou, a new prime-time visual comedy series created by and starring Matt Lucas.
Top comics nominated for Rose D'Or
Including Christie, Wrigglesworth, Hardy - and Lemon
17/06/2014 … Bridget Christie, Tom Wrigglesworth and Jeremy Hardy have all been nominated for prestigious Rose D'Or international broadcasting awards.
Tragic comedy promoter commemorated
Award honours fundraiser who died in Arctic
17/06/2014 … The comedy promoter who died on an Arctic expedition last year is to be commemorated with an charity prize named in his honour.
Council: We're up for erecting a Rik Mayall bench
Fans' campaign gets official backing
17/06/2014 … The council being lobbied to erect a bench in Rik Mayall’s honour has said that it would be open to the idea.
Mon 16 June 2014
When club owners clash...
Frustrations flare at Chortle conference
16/06/2014 … Tensions flared at the Chortle conference when rival comedy club owners challenged Jongleurs boss Marios Lourides over his business practices.
Ban this 'gay bestiality propaganda'
Campaign to shut down comedy show
16/06/2014 … Animal rights campaigners are trying to shut down a comedy show titled Sex With Animals claiming it is nothing more than 'gay bestiality propaganda'.