Russell Howard leaves Mock The Week
...for four episodes, at least
07/09/2010 … Russell Howard will not be appearing on most of the rest of this series of Mock The Week, the BBC has announced.
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Tue 07 September 2010
© Ellis O'Brien Live topical show for Channel 4
Carr, Mitchell, Brooker and Lavern to host
07/09/2010 … Channel 4 has ordered a new live topical comedy show from the same team that created its Alternative Election Night coverage.
Mon 06 September 2010
© BBC Merchant: I'm a mediocre comic
06/09/2010 … Stephen Merchant has admitted he’s a ‘mediocre’ stand-up who hates performing on stage.
Christmas causes Big Brother rumpus
06/09/2010 … Stand-up Jarred Christmas caused Big Brother contestant Makosi to storm out of a spin-off show after asking her a personal question about her notorious romp in a…
Sat 04 September 2010
Robert Schimmel dies after crash
04/09/2010 … American comedian Robert Schimmel has died following a car crash in Arizona.
Fri 03 September 2010
© Working Title Simon Pegg: They've butchered Hot Fuzz!
03/09/2010 … Just a brisk one this week.
© BBC Come Fly With Me: First picture
Lucas and Walliams's new comedy
03/09/2010 … The BBC has released the first picture of Matt Lucas and David Walliams’s new comedy Come Fly With Me.
Fringe 'faked' box office figures
Guess at free tickets 'sold' boost total
03/09/2010 … The Edinburgh Fringe has inflated its box office figures by including an arbitrary number for audiences attending free shows.