The man stole the idea from the other man
17/05/2013 … Ricky Gervais name-drops in a new interview with GQ, revealing his attitude to ‘jumping the shark’: ‘Christopher Guest said to me—we were talking about comedians…
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Fri 17 May 2013
Mumbai misadventures
Comedy Store wins legal victory after its Indian joint venture collapses
17/05/2013 … The Comedy Store’s joint venture to run a stand-up club in India has fallen apart with a protracted legal battle, following allegations of financial irregularities.
Thu 16 May 2013
Can you make money from podcasts?
Richard Herring to start charging for videos
16/05/2013 … Richard Herring is to start charging for video versions of his hit podcasts – in the hope of being able to fund ‘TV-quality’ stand-up shows that he can release…
Hi-de-Hi!'s Paul Shane dies
Ted Bovis, the ultimate club comic
16/05/2013 … Paul Shane, who epitomised the holiday-camp comic as Hi-de-Hi!’s Ted Bovis, has died at the age of 72.
Wed 15 May 2013
Keith Lemon joins Corrie
15/05/2013 … Keith Lemon has filmed a cameo role in Coronation Street.
Thinking big...
Relatively unknown comic books himself into Fringe's largest venue
15/05/2013 … A relatively unknown comic has booked himself into the biggest venue at the Edinburgh Fringe, in what he hopes will be a triumph of positive thinking.
You can't say that!
Radio 4 rapped over 'grossly offensive' pun
15/05/2013 … Radio 4 has been criticised by the BBC Trust for a ‘grossly offensive’ pun.
Connolly joins film from Outnumbered team
15/05/2013 … Billy Connolly and David Tennant are to star in the new big-screen comedy from the writers of Outnumbered.