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Sidebottom film goes ahead after raising £40,000
31/05/2013 … A tribute documentary about Frank Sidebottom is to go ahead after fans chipped in more than £40,000.
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Fri 31 May 2013
'Peter Kay' conman pleads guilty
Stead admits comedy night frauds
31/05/2013 … The conman who posed as the brother of Peter Kay to scam money out of pub landlords has admitted fraud.
Police probe Frankie Boyle internet hate
31/05/2013 … ‘If you ask me if I think I'm a cocky cunt, I don't think I am.
Thu 30 May 2013
Sammy J lands Aussie TV show
Seven weeks of topical sketches
30/05/2013 … Musical comedian Sammy J is to front a weekly topical TV show in his native Australia.
Izzard to play all 50 US states in a year
30/05/2013 … Eddie Izzard is planning to play a gig in each of America’s 50 states next year.
2,871 reasons to go to the Fringe
30/05/2013 … The Edinburgh Fringe programme has been published today, boasting more shows than ever before.
New comedy for Tracy Morgan
30/05/2013 … 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan is to star in his own TV comedy.
Wed 29 May 2013
Funny by numbers
Leicester's stats for record festival
29/05/2013 … Organisers of Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival are claiming this year’s was the ‘most successful ever’ after releasing figures about the event.