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18/08/2009 … Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer have hit out at the ‘stale’ and ‘serious’ state of modern comedy.
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Tue 18 August 2009
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Fringe on film
First showing of Edinburgh festival movie
18/08/2009 … An ultra-low budget film about comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe has received its first ever public screening.
Mon 17 August 2009
Ghoul reunion
League of gents stars reunited in horror
17/08/2009 … Reece Shearsmith is to be reunited with League Of Gentlemen co-star Mark Gatiss in a new radio series about horror.
Mayall's play tour cancelled
Rik pulled out on doctor's orders
17/08/2009 … A tour of the farce Balmoral has been cancelled after Rik Mayall left the cast.
Missing the Buzz
Noel loses pop show role over drug revelations
17/08/2009 … Noel Fielding has reportedly been dropped as a team captain on the next series of Never Ming The Buzzcocks after revealing his drug use.
Fri 14 August 2009
Laurel's last film
14/08/2009 … The last known film of Stan Laurel has been discovered on a amateur home movie.
Massive jets of lion piss...
14/08/2009 … ‘I’m more famous and more broke than I’ve ever been’ Jim Jeffries.
Thu 13 August 2009
Bacon feels the heat
13/08/2009 … Radio presenter Richard Bacon is to try his hand at stand-up – after only 24 hours preparation.