Wocka! Wocka!
Montreal fest reveals its line-up – including The Muppets
10/05/2012 … Montreal’s Just For Laughs comedy festival has unveiled its 2012 line-up – with The Muppets hosting two prestigious gala shows.
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Thu 10 May 2012
Titter ye may...
Unseen Frankie Howerd footage to be aired
10/05/2012 … Previously unseen footage of Frankie Howerd is to be aired in a new Channel 4 documentary.
William Shatner beams into HIGNFY
'Kirk' to boldly go into host's chari
10/05/2012 … William Shatner is to guest host Have I Got News For You.
Wed 09 May 2012
Leave my Cock alone!
Richard Herring joins protest at Fringe censorship
09/05/2012 … Richard Herring has joined the protests about arbitrary Fringe censorship, after learning that his show Talking Cock was to be modified in the official programme.
Derek goes to full series
09/05/2012 … Channel 4 has commissioned a full series of Ricky Gevais's contentious care-home comedy Derek.
Tue 08 May 2012
Why can't I be a prick?
Fringe accused of heavy-handed censorship
08/05/2012 … The Edinburgh Fringe has been accused of censorship, double-standards and ‘snottiness’, after refusing to allow stand-up Stuart Goldsmith to call himself a…
Russell Brand lays into 'Katy Perry' heckler
08/05/2012 … Russell Brand shot down a heckler who persistently yelled out the name of his ex-wife Katy Perry with a relentless string of insults – all caught on video.
Mon 07 May 2012
Seinfeld: I'm quitting arena shows
'These things have a critical mass'
07/05/2012 … Jerry Seinfeld says he’s quitting arena shows – as he’s getting too old for it.