Davies settles McAlpine libel
£15,000 for defamatory retweet
24/10/2013 … Alan Davies has agreed to pay £15,000 damages over his libellous tweet about Lord McAlpine.
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Thu 24 October 2013
Apollo 9 lifts off
Line-ups for new series announced
24/10/2013 … The BBC has confirmed the line-up for the ninth series of Live At The Apollo.
Wed 23 October 2013
Still Game duo confirm stage comeback
23/10/2013 … Still Game stars Greg Hemphill and Ford Kiernan have officially confirmed that their sitcom is returning to its beginnings as a stage show.
Grieving Micky Flanagan pulls shows
...following the death of his mother
23/10/2013 … Micky Flanagan has postponed four shows following the death of his mother, Sylvie.
It's too early for that kind of language...
Sex And The City lands Comedy Central in trouble
23/10/2013 … Comedy Central has been rapped for dropping the F-bomb at teatime, in an episode of Sex And The City.
Freddie Starr rebailed again
Lawyers 'astonished' at delays
23/10/2013 … Freddie Starr has been rebailed again on allegations of historic sexual offences – prompting his lawyers to complain about the length of time the investigation…
Tue 22 October 2013
Comics' atheist church seeks £500,000
...as Nine Lessons And Carols is axed
22/10/2013 … The atheist church set up by two comedians has launched a £500,000 crowdfunding appeal – just as Robin Ince axes the annual gigs which first married rationalism…
Red Dwarf 'set to return'
According to star Robert Llewellyn
22/10/2013 … Red Dwarf is set to return for an 11th series, according to its star Robert Llewellyn.