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Tue 21 August 2012
Sequel for Inbetweeners movie
21/08/2012 … The Inbetweeners movie is set to get a sequel.
Mon 20 August 2012
Stewart Francis has joke of the Fringe
20/08/2012 … Stewart Francis has been deemed to have the funniest joke at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
© Brian Hamilton Phyllis Diller dies at 95
20/08/2012 … Pioneering comedian Phyllis Diller has died today at the age of 95.
Ruby Wax to judge new comics
...as SYTYF finalists are revealed
20/08/2012 … Ruby Wax has been revealed as the celebrity judge at the final of the So You Think You’re Funny? talent hunt at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Richard Herring works on Rasputin sitcom
‘Surreal, satirical and slightly insane’
20/08/2012 … Richard Herring is developing a historical sitcom set in pre-revolutionary Russia for BBC TV.
Bravo!
Marcel Lucont wins £5,000 Edinburgh prize
20/08/2012 … Marcel Lucont, the French alter-ego of stand-up Alexis Dubus has won the £5,000 Amused Moose Laughter Award at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Sat 18 August 2012
Sound move
Russell Kane switches Fringe venue over acoustic problems
18/08/2012 … Russell Kane has quit his Edinburgh Fringe venue after complaining about noise problems.