On the balls
Film festivals to celebrate Amnesty gigs
02/06/2009 … Two film festivals in Los Angeles and New York are to be held to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Secret Policeman's Balls.
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Tue 02 June 2009
Mon 01 June 2009
Danny La Rue dies at 81
Not a drag queen, 'a comic in a frock'
01/06/2009 … Danny La Rue has died at his home in Kent at the age of 81.
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Kirshen & Doody's new Rado 4 show
01/06/2009 … Stand-ups Nick Doody and Matt Kirshen have landed a four-part series for Radio 4.
BBC almost axed 'cruel' Python
01/06/2009 … Monty Python’s Flying Circus was almost taken off the air because BBC bosses felt it was ‘disgusting’, ‘cruel’ and ‘unacceptable’.
Burp with an Austrialian accent
Harry Hill format exported down under
01/06/2009 … Australia is to get its own version of Harry Hill’s TV Burp – only without Harry Hill.
Sail now on
Comics attempt risky round-Scotland trip
01/06/2009 … Comedians John Hopkins and Richard Glover are to sail around the coast of Scotland to get to the Edinburgh festival – despite having no nautical experience.
Bruno's butt offends Eminem
Watch the chaos at the MTV awards
01/06/2009 … Eminem stormed out of the MTV Movie Awards last night after Sacha Baron Cohen landed crotch first in his lap.
Sat 30 May 2009
Sandler: I'll never do stand-up again
Movie role evokes bad memories...
30/05/2009 … Adam Sandler has vowed never to return to stand-up ever again - after returning to the clubs for his new film.