© BBC Saunders to write Spice Girls musical
03/09/2010 … Jennifer Saunders is writing the script of the Spice Girls musical, Viva Forever, it has been confirmed.
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Fri 03 September 2010
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Jongleurs launches £94-a-head comedy club
02/09/2010 … Jongleurs have announced what could be the most expensive comedy club ever – with tickets STARTING at £94 a head.
Wed 01 September 2010
C4 snaps up Trinny & Susannah comedy
01/09/2010 … An internet mockumentary about fashion stylists Trinny and Susannah has been snapped up by Channel 4.
Tue 31 August 2010
BBC2 chief: We want more female comics
31/08/2010 … BBC Two controller Janice Hadlow says she wants to increase the number of female comedians seen on her channel.
New TV role for Izzard
Eddie joins United States Of Tara
31/08/2010 … Eddie Izzard is joining dark American comedy United States Of Tara.
Joan Rivers heads to the UK
Her documentary opens Sheffield film fest
31/08/2010 … Joan Rivers is coming to the UK in November for the British premiere of a documentary about her, Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work.
Men 'are funnier than women'
...but only just, says our research
31/08/2010 … Men are funnier than women – but only just, according to analysis of Edinburgh Fringe reviews.
Return of the McIntyre
31/08/2010 … The line-ups for the second series of Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow have finally been confirmed.