More Bill Hicks material unearthed
New footage coming on CD and DVD
17/08/2010 … Rare early footage of Bill Hicks performing in the early Eighties is to be released later this year.
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Tue 17 August 2010
Nice One, Jason
Critics warm to Manford's debut
17/08/2010 … Jason Manford’s debut as a One Show host has been broadly praised by critics.
Chickens tonight?
Frank Chickens play Fringe after 25 years
17/08/2010 … Cult Japanese music group Frank Chickens are to appear at the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time in 25 years – thanks to the subversive campaign to crown them…
Mon 16 August 2010
Could Foster's revive Alan Partridge?
Booze brand moves in on classic comedies
16/08/2010 … Classic comedies such as I’m Alan Partridge and The Fast Show could be revived – if Edinburgh comedy award sponsor Foster's has its way.
Sun 15 August 2010
Walsh hurt in Birdman stunt
Drama as Holly rushed to hospital
15/08/2010 … Holly Walsh has been dislocated her shoulder and broken her arm after leaping off Worthing Pier in the resort’s annual Birdman competition.
© CBS Puritans give advertisers shit...
15/08/2010 … Puritanical conservatives are threatening to organise a mass boycott of any company that advertises in a new sitcom that merely hints at a mild swearword.
Fri 13 August 2010
He who laughs longest
Norwegian comic attempts stand-up record
13/08/2010 … A Norwegian comedian is to attempt to beat the record for the longest solo stand-up show, which currently stands at 38hrs and six minutes.
Sex, disease and egos
13/08/2010 … Frankie Boyle's favourite Edinburgh Festival memory? ‘I once got wanked off on Calton Hill.