Joan Rivers 'comfortable but critical'
Family at comic's hospital bedside
28/08/2014 … Joan Rivers is 'resting comfortably' with her family after being rushed to hospital yesterday.
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Thu 28 August 2014
Russell Brand: The film
28/08/2014 … Russell Brand is to be the subject of a feature-length documentary about his revolutionary beliefs.
Jason Byrne chats snaps
28/08/2014 … JASON BYRNE is to make a series for Irish broadcaster TV3 based on celebrities' embarrassing childhood snaps and other funny photographs.
Wed 27 August 2014
© Mike Epps/Twitter Richard Pryor biopic casting announced
Mike Epps plays comic; Oprah Winfrey his gran
27/08/2014 … Comedian Mike Epps has been cast as Richard Pryor in the upcoming biopic of the comic legend – with Oprah Winfrey playing his grandmother.
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New comedy from Louis CK and Zach Galifianakis
27/08/2014 … Louis CK and Zach Galifianakis are to join forces on an a new comedy series.
Tue 26 August 2014
The Green Room comes to the UK
26/08/2014 … BOTH seasons of The Green Room with Paul Prozenza – the comedians' round-table chat show that aired on Showtime in the US – have been made available legally…
No Emmy for Gervais's Derek
As ceremony honours Robin Williams
26/08/2014 … Ricky Gervais has lost out on winning an Emmy for Derek to Jim Parsons from The Big Bang Theory.
Mon 25 August 2014
Fringe claims record box office
25/08/2014 … The Edinburgh Fringe has recorded another box office record this year – with 2.