Fringe woes continue
Crisis meetings over box office problems
19/07/2008 … Crisis talks have been held over the continuing problems at the Edinburgh Fringe box office – as up to 150,000 festival-goers have yet to receive their tickets.
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Sat 19 July 2008
King conga
19/07/2008 … Ross Noble has led a 3,000-strong conga line around a music festival, eventually leading them all to one bemused vegan food stall.
Fri 18 July 2008
'Not 100% fact...'
Truth about Osbourne's outburst at comic
18/07/2008 … The angry exchange between Jim Jeffries and Sharon Osbourne might not actually have happened, his publicist has conceded.
'Ohh I’m a snoozy little piglet!'
18/07/2008 … ‘Every comic who’s ever seen it says it’s the best comedy show they’ve ever seen.
The big draw
Simpsons & Family Guy films planned
18/07/2008 … Plans for both a Simpsons movie sequel and a feature-length Family Guy have been revealed - but both could take years to hit cinemas.
Thu 17 July 2008
When censorship backfires...
17/07/2008 … Censors are responsible for putting a lot MORE filth into American homes, the creators of South Park have claimed.
Comedy in demand
Big market not being catered for, says TV boss
17/07/2008 … There is a huge demand for TV comedy just waiting to be tapped, the head of one of America’s most successful cable channels has claimed.
The next big thing: silliness
BBC boss predicts return of the traditional sitcom
17/07/2008 … Silliness will be the next big thing in TV sitcoms, a senior BBC comedy executive has predicted.