
Jerry Lewis taken ill
Comic, 85, cancels Australian run
24/06/2011 … Jerry Lewis has cancelled the Sydney leg of his Australian tour after falling ill moments before he was due on stage on Friday night.
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Comic, 85, cancels Australian run
24/06/2011 … Jerry Lewis has cancelled the Sydney leg of his Australian tour after falling ill moments before he was due on stage on Friday night.
Alan Carr signs lucrative two-year deal with C4
24/06/2011 … Alan Carr has extended his deal with Channel 4 for another two years.
Comic gets his Edinburgh show title tattooed on his stomach
24/06/2011 … Trying to stand out against hundreds of competing shows, comedians performing at the Edinburgh Fringe need to take every opportunity to promote themselves.
24/06/2011 … News from the set of the Inbetweeners movie: Simon Bird had to vomit over a crowd of extras.
...as a dwarf in Snow White movie
22/06/2011 … Eddie Izzard is set to play a dwarf in a new take on the Snow White legend.
Jim Tavare makes plagiarism claim
22/06/2011 … Jim Tavare has accused another comedian of stealing his entire stage persona.
Producers raise cash to launch online
21/06/2011 … Producers of a new sitcom have raised £175,000 to launch their show online after becoming so frustrated with the TV commissioning process they decided to go it…
Complaints over Baddiel and Davies
21/06/2011 … The BBC has been forced to apologise to the right-wing Freedom Association after David Baddiel and Alan Davies accused it of being a fascist group.
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