Swearing 'was OK'
09/08/2006 … Ireland’s broadcasting watchdogs have rejected a complaint about Tommy Tiernan’s bad language on a prime-time chat show.
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09/08/2006 … Ireland’s broadcasting watchdogs have rejected a complaint about Tommy Tiernan’s bad language on a prime-time chat show.
09/08/2006 … Robin Williams has started treatment for alcoholism after falling off the wagon.
09/08/2006 … The BBC has dropped a regular Russell Brand podcast after the comedian refused to allow them to edit out contentious material.
09/08/2006 … Larry David is to make a sixth series of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
08/08/2006 … More than 30 comics, including Arthur Smith, Russell Brand, Stewart Lee and Harry Hill, have contributed poems to a new anthology in aid of a homeless charity.
08/08/2006 … Simon Pegg has denied reports he’s working on a new comedy set around a pub quiz team.
08/08/2006 … Dawn French has said she is worried that too few new female comedians are breaking through into the big time.
08/08/2006 … A clown’s joke book from 1871 has been unearthed, casting new light on the history of stand-up comedy.
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