Assembly loses sponsorship cash
Another financial blow for Edinburgh
12/04/2009 … Another sponsor has pulled out of the Edinburgh Fringe, with the Assembly Rooms losing an estimated £60,000 a year from drinks firm Bellhaven.
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Sun 12 April 2009
Sat 11 April 2009
I'll sue over Al's jibes
Builder's threat to Pub Landlord
11/04/2009 … A builder is threatening to sue Al Murray after the Pub Landlord mocked him on stage.
Fri 10 April 2009
'Most male stand-ups are sexist'
10/04/2009 … Jo Brand has accused male stand-ups of creating a ‘new wave of misogyny’ in comedyShe says the majority of male comedians are instinctively sexist, citing Jimmy…
Thu 09 April 2009
Lennie Bennett dies
Comic turned game show host was 70
09/04/2009 … Eighties comedian Lennie Bennett has died at the age of 70.
© Comedy Central Comedian... or evil space tyrant?
09/04/2009 … Earlier and shorter than usual because of the Great Jesus Comeback holiday…Seth Rogan on criticism his films are peurile: ‘Nowhere on my radar is the thought,…
Cemetery, it is
09/04/2009 … Ricky Gervais has been forced to rename his next movie after The Men From The Pru was vetoed by the Prudential insurance giant.
Wed 08 April 2009
Jason Manford, as seen on TV
08/04/2009 … Stand-up Jason Manford is set to receive a huge boost to his profile as he joins a new BBC One panel game.
Tue 07 April 2009
© BBC Two Pints? Two endings...
Viewers to decide sitcom's outcome
07/04/2009 … The ending of the eighth series of Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps is to be decided by the sitcom’s fans.