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Cleese and Idle clash over cash
15/12/2011 … John Cleese and Eric Idle have become involved in a public spat over the money made by Monty Python musical Spamalot.
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Thu 15 December 2011
Wed 14 December 2011
Louis CK beats the media giants
Direct downloads turn a healthy profit
14/12/2011 … Louis CK made a profit from the stand-up special he released as a $5 download in just 12 hours.
Sky Spies a second series
14/12/2011 … Sky 1 has ordered a second series of its pre-watershed comedy Spy.
Inbetweeners movie breaks records
575,000 DVDs sold in a single day
14/12/2011 … The Inbetweeners movie has become the fastest-selling comedy DVD of the year, shifting 575,000 copies on its first day of release.
Jason Manford buys stake in comedy club
New director at Chester's Laugh Inn
14/12/2011 … Jason Manford has taken a financial stake in a new comedy club – providing a major publicity boost.
Tue 13 December 2011
Adam Riches pilots TV idea
13/12/2011 … Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Adam Riches is piloting a new TV series, based on the audience interaction elements of his live shows.
Seinfeld to return to the UK
Two dates in 2012, plus one in Dublin
13/12/2011 … EXCLUSIVE: Jerry Seinfeld is to return to Britain for his first ever UK shows outside London.
Mon 12 December 2011
© BBC Hot Fuzz follow-up 'to be made next year'
12/12/2011 … A follow-up to Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz could be shot next year, star Nick Frost has revealed.