Out of Office...
28/06/2010 … Steve Carell has confirmed that he will leaving the US version of The Office after the next, seventh, series.
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Mon 28 June 2010
An Innocent man
Alex Horne lands smoothie sponsorship
28/06/2010 … Comic Alex Horne has landed a sponsorship deal from Innocent drinks to boost his attempt to become the world's oldest man.
Tim Minchin's first arena tour
...and he's got a 55-piece orchestra
28/06/2010 … Tim Minchin is to tour the UK this December – with a full 55-piece orchestra.
Billy looks down on us...
Giant Connolly statue for Glasgow
28/06/2010 … A giant steel sculpture of Billy Connolly is to be installed on the side of a Glasgow housing development.
Edinburgh Fast Fringe line-up revealed
International flavour to 28-act bill
28/06/2010 … The line-up for Chortle’s first ever Fast Fringe showcase in Edinburgh has been announced, with another 28 acts previewing their festival shows for the price of…
'Repugnant and whiny'
Alan Carr branded irritating... by Piers Morgan
28/06/2010 … It comes to something when even Piers Morgan is slating you for being irritating.
Sun 27 June 2010
Comic's shame over HIV insult
27/06/2010 … A New Zealand comedian has made an emotive apology after saying that people with HIV were ‘expendable – like Jews’.
Fri 25 June 2010
The fur flies over Mongrels
Did puppet show 'rip off' old C4 series?
25/06/2010 … Producers of an old Channel 4 puppet comedy have suggested that BBC Three’s new show Mongrels has ‘ripped off’ their ideas.