Fired for being female
Comedy club says 'we've too many women on the bill'
08/03/2014 … A comedian has revealed how she was dropped from a comedy bill, just for being female.
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Sat 08 March 2014
Fri 07 March 2014
ITV hatches more Birds of a Feather
Second series to film later this year
07/03/2014 … ITV has ordered a second series of Birds of a Feather.
Latitude announces its comedy stars
O Briain, Jones and Murray lead line-up
07/03/2014 … Dara O Briain, Milton Jones and Al Murray have been named as the first big comedy names for this year’s Latitude festival.
Justin Lee Collins finds a job
Signed up by Fubar comedy radio
07/03/2014 … Justin Lee Collins, whose career seemed to be over after he was convicted of harassing his ex-girlfriend, has been signed up by subscription-only comedy radio station…
Celebrity Big Brother? I couldn't live with myself
07/03/2014 … •‘Comedy groupies are not as good-looking as rock groupies.
Thu 06 March 2014
UKIP tries to shut down comedy tour
Aggressive campaign against Jonny & The Baptists
06/03/2014 … UKIP is trying to stop musical comedy duo Jonny and the Baptists from touring.
BBC Three cuts: More details revealed
Broadcast slot will go to BBC One +1
06/03/2014 … The BBC has revealed more details of its plans to close BBC Three as a broadcast channel.
Vicar of Dibley to deliver Thought For The Day
06/03/2014 … Vicar of Dibley Geraldine Granger is to deliver Radio 4’s Thought For The Day as the station dedicates a day to fictional and comedy characters.