HBO threatens to sue Fringe comic
TV giant fires off a $50,000 warning letter
21/08/2013 … American broadcaster HBO has threatened to sue comedian Darius Davies for trademark infringement, after he called his Edinburgh Fringe show his HBÖ Special.
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Wed 21 August 2013
Tue 20 August 2013
Is this really the funniest joke of the Fringe?
20/08/2013 … An awful pun about chocolate has been named the funniest joke of the Edinburgh Fringe.
Not QI-te improvised
Alan Davies says he sees questions in advane
20/08/2013 … Comedians who appear on QI are given the questions before the recording, Alan Davies has revealed.
Tim Key joins Daniel Kitson's new project
20/08/2013 … Daniel Kitson is to collaborate with Tim Key on his new show in Manchester.
Michael Palin IS God
20/08/2013 … MICHAEL PALIN is to take over the role of God in the West End version of Spamalot.
Alan goes to Hollywood
Partridge film gets a US release
20/08/2013 … The Alan Partridge movie Alpha Papa is to get an American release – but not until 2014.
Stupid stunts!
Comic willingly gets a black eye as a PR gimmick
20/08/2013 … Even by the standard of Edinburgh publicity stunts, it’s pretty extreme.
Mon 19 August 2013
Rape jokes: Now the US Air Force steps in
Mitch Fatel causes offence at British base
19/08/2013 … US Air Force officials are set to clamp down on offensive comedians – after stand-up Mitch Fatel’s rape jokes proved too crude for some troops at a British…