Eddie's in the doc
01/10/2009 … A documentary movie about Eddie Izzard’s rise to fame, made by an ex-girlfriend, is to have its first public screening in London this weekend.
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01/10/2009 … A documentary movie about Eddie Izzard’s rise to fame, made by an ex-girlfriend, is to have its first public screening in London this weekend.
01/10/2009 … Paul Merton is working on two new documentaries inspired by his love of silent comedies.
30/09/2009 … The fraught business of taking a British comedy hit across the Atlantic is itself to become the subject of a new sitcom.
30/09/2009 … Tim Minchin is writing a musical version of Roald Dahl’s novel Matilda for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
30/09/2009 … Radio 4’s often heavyweight Afternoon Play is being given over to sketch group the Penny Dreadfuls for a spoof history of Guy Fawkes.
30/09/2009 … Comedy has made a comeback on American TV, with eight half-hour sitcoms in the top 20 shows last week, the first of the new autumn season.
29/09/2009 … Jon Richardson is being lined up to host a new panel show for Radio 4.
28/09/2009 … Malaysia has banned Sacha Baron Cohen’s Bruno movie.
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