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Comic releases book of local newspaper stories
15/06/2009 … Dave Spikey is to release his first book: a collection of strange local newspaper headlines.
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Comic releases book of local newspaper stories
15/06/2009 … Dave Spikey is to release his first book: a collection of strange local newspaper headlines.
Lost episodes to be released on CD
15/06/2009 … Six lost episodes of Hancock’s Half Hour, long destroyed by the BBC, have been recovered thanks to a fan who recorded the shows off the TV.
US imports another sitcom format
15/06/2009 … American TV executives hunting for the next hit sitcom have turned to an unlikely source: Iceland.
More flak for Sacha Baron Cohen
14/06/2009 … Sacha Baron Cohen has offended a new group of people: America's gay rights lobby.
Lost work by Milligan, Sellers and others...
14/06/2009 … A treasure trove of early film performances by comedians including Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Sid James and Ronnie Corbett have been unearthed in a London garage.
Irish TV axes its top comedy show
14/06/2009 … Irish television’s biggest comedy show, The Panel, has been axed by broadcaster RTE.
Chortle's Fast Fringe line-up revealed
12/06/2009 … The line up for Chortle’s Fast Fringe showcase – featuring three-minute snippets of 28 acts heading to Edinburgh this August – has been unveiled.
12/06/2009 … Gossipy showbiz newsletter Popbitch has reported that Richard Herring has a ‘surprisingly adequate’ penis – after which he Tweeted: ‘My adequacy is no surprise…
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