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Fri 20 February 2009
Thu 19 February 2009
Without D. Laye
19/02/2009 … Carry On actress Dilys Laye has died at the age of 74.
Sitcom star tagged over assualt
McColl's racial attack on cab driver
19/02/2009 … Scottish sitcom star Iain McColl has been ordered to wear an electronic tag after attacking a taxi driver and calling him a ‘Paki’.
Wed 18 February 2009
It's a rotten venue...
Dry rot hits Edinburgh's Assembly Rooms
18/02/2009 … One of the main venues in the Assembly Rooms could be out of action at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe after dry rot was found in the roof.
The comedy diet
Stand-up weans man off chips and beans
18/02/2009 … You might not think the diet of most stand-ups is particularly healthy – but a man addicted to eating just beans and chips has tried stand-up to try to beat his…
Tue 17 February 2009
Paramount Comedy rebrands
17/02/2009 … The Paramount Comedy channel is to be rebranded as Comedy Central from April – with new programming to match.
Never Seen 'Never Seen Star Wars?
17/02/2009 … Marcus Brigstocke’s Radio 4 show I’ve Never Seen Star Wars is to transfer to TV.
Peters claims comedy record
17/02/2009 … Canadian comedian Russell Peters claims to have broken the record for the biggest ever comedy audience in the UK – by just 24 seats.