Rush on Connolly tickets
Scottish shows sell out in hours
07/07/2009 … Billy Connolly sold out a raft of Scottish dates in hours yesterday – even causing one ticketing website to crash.
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Tue 07 July 2009
C4 unveils its Comedy Showcases
07/07/2009 … Channel 4 has revealed more details of its Comedy Showcase season of one-off pilots – including a semi-improvised comedy script edited by Ricky Gervais.
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Stand-up workshops on BBC roadshows
07/07/2009 … Radio 4 is to offer students free stand-up workshops at a series of university roadshows to woo younger listeners.
Brodkin lands BBC Three pilot
07/07/2009 … Character comedian Simon Brodkin has landed his own BBC Three pilot.
Mon 06 July 2009
A Python reunion
06/07/2009 … Monty Python stars Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam are to appear in a one-off London concert to celebrate the show's 40th anniversary.
Sun 05 July 2009
'This is insanity'
Ted writers protest blasphemy law
05/07/2009 … Father Ted creators Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan are backing a protest against planned new anti-blasphemy laws in Ireland.
Fri 03 July 2009
Closing the Comedybox?
Web channel's videos all go offline
03/07/2009 … Online comedy channel Comedybox appears to have ceased operating, after all its videos vanished from the web.
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BBC greenlights Only Fools prequel
03/07/2009 … The BBC has finally given the green light to the long-awaited Only Fools And Horses prequel.