© Universal Studios Brand 'bids for US chat show'
Eight episodes in the pipeline
27/05/2008 … Russell Brand is launching a bid to conquer America with his own chat show.
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Tue 27 May 2008
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UnGentlemanly conduct...
League star slams 'rip-off' advert
26/05/2008 … Steve Pemberton has slammed adverts for Bounty kitchen towel for ‘ripping off’ a League of Gentlemen character.
Sun 25 May 2008
Chic lit
Daughter pens Murray's biography
25/05/2008 … The daughter of legendary Scottish comedian Chic Murray is writing a book of his life – including previously unpublished jokes.
Rock claims audience record
25/05/2008 … Chris Rock has smashed the record for the biggest live comedy gig in Britain – with an audience more than 50 per cent bigger than previous title-holder Lee Evans.
© NBC Rowan & Martin's Coff-In
25/05/2008 … Dick Martin, the wackier half of the duo behind seminal Sixties comedy show Rowan And Martin's Laugh-In, has died at the age of 86.
Fri 23 May 2008
ITV drops Brand's comedy
23/05/2008 … ITV1 has reportedly dropped the Russell Brand sitcom The Abbey.
Everbody dance like a horse...
23/05/2008 … ‘The Queen must think she's a great comedian because all she sees is people fawning, laughing at everything she says.
Rivers will run...
West End stage debut for Joan Rivers
23/05/2008 … Joan Rivers is to perform in London and Edinburgh this summer.