Theatre bans Frankie Boyle
Comic turned away over Harvey gags
14/02/2012 … A theatre has banned Frankie Boyle over the jokes he made about Katie Price’s disabled son, Harvey.
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Tue 14 February 2012
Mon 13 February 2012
Ellie Taylor joins Snog, Marry, Avoid
Bid to bring comedy to BBC Three show
13/02/2012 … Comedian Ellie Taylor is to be the new presenter of BBC Three reality show Snog, Marry, Avoid.
Hop to it!
Record-breaking bid to recreate Ripping Yarns scene
13/02/2012 … More than 250 people are set to take part in a record-breaking ‘hop’ – to recreate a scene from the Michael Palin and Terry Jones series Ripping Yarns.
Basil Fawlty's dodgy builder dies
13/02/2012 … David Kelly – the Irish actor who played builder O'Reilly Fawlty Towers and one-armed washer-upper Albert Riddle in Robin’s Nest – has died at the age of 82.
Jupp up, Jupp up and get down...
13/02/2012 … Miles Jupp has joined the line-up for Let's Dance For Sport Relief.
Louis CK takes the Grammy
13/02/2012 … Louis CK has won a Grammy for his stand-up show Hilarious.
Sat 11 February 2012
Russell Brand floored by migrane
11/02/2012 … Russell Brand interrupted a stand-up show after being hit by crippling migrane attack on stage.
Mrs Brown's Boys sells 1m DVDs
Third most popular comedy ever
11/02/2012 … Mrs Brown’s Boys has sold more then a million DVDs – making it one of the top three best-selling comedy series of all time.