'Voice of an angel' comic dies
05/03/2009 … Joan Turner, the versatile comedian who was dubbed the ‘female Harry Secombe’ in the Sixties, has died at the age of 86.
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Thu 05 March 2009
Cedric to entertain London
First UK gig for American stand-up
05/03/2009 … Cedric The Entertainer is to make his first stand-up appearance in the UK.
Gagging for the record
Stand-up bids for most jokes in an hour
05/03/2009 … Comedian Kev F Sutherland is to attempt to break the world record for the most jokes told in one hour.
The Boize done good
Internet comedy transfers to TV
05/03/2009 … Internet comedy series Toyboize – about a washed-up former teen pop group attempting a comeback – is to transfer to TV.
© BBC Royles back for Red Nose Day
Comic Relief highlights revealed
05/03/2009 … The Royle Family, French and Saunders and Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse will be among the comedy highlights of Red Nose Day on BBC One.
Wed 04 March 2009
© Ellis O'Brien A fast Carr... allegedly
Mr Loophole gets Jimmy off the hook
04/03/2009 … Jimmy Carr has got off a speeding charge thanks to the celebrity solicitor nicknamed Mr Loophole.
© Comedy Central Silverman saved
04/03/2009 … Sarah Silverman’s four-day stand-off with America’s Comedy Central has ended, securing her show for a third series.
© BBC Birds Of A Feather to flock back?
04/03/2009 … Birds of a Feather could be heading for a comeback after more than a decade.