Basil in bronze
20/01/2007 … John Cleese has given his backing to plans for a £20,000 statue of Basil Fawlty in Torquay.
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20/01/2007 … John Cleese has given his backing to plans for a £20,000 statue of Basil Fawlty in Torquay.
20/01/2007 … The BBC were so shocked to lose Morecambe and Wise to ITV that its governors planned to lobby the government, secret papers have revealed.
20/01/2007 … Stephen K Amos is to front an hour-long documentary for Channel 4’s upcoming Gay Week.
20/01/2007 … Eddie Murphy could return to stand-up - even though he has previously vowed never to go back to the stage.
20/01/2007 … The line-up for Glasgow Comedy Festival – which boasts that it’s the biggest comedy festival in Europe – has been unveiled.
19/01/2007 … The weeks' trivia, in case you missed it:Readers of a nervous disposition might like to look away now.
18/01/2007 … Ricky Gervais has landed himself in trouble by joking that the quickest route to fame would be to ‘kill a prostitute’.
18/01/2007 … America’s NBC network has announced new series of The Office and My Name Is Earl.
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