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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Fri 24 June 2011
Talk isn't cheap
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.
Marked for life...
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.
'A punch in the face is quicker than court'
24/06/2011 … News from the set of the Inbetweeners movie: Simon Bird had to vomit over a crowd of extras.
Wed 22 June 2011
Eddie Izzard gets a small role
...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.
You stole my soul!
Jim Tavare makes plagiarism claim
22/06/2011 … Jim Tavare has accused another comedian of stealing his entire stage persona.
Tue 21 June 2011
Want to make a sitcom? Do it yourself
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…
BBC apologises over 'fascist' comments
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.