I was a Wimbledon security threat
26/06/2009 … Dom Joly has revealed that he was once considered as a security threat at the Wimbledon tennis tournament.
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Fri 26 June 2009
Booky Wooky is latey watey
Delay for Russell Brand's new memoirs
26/06/2009 … Russell Brand's My Booky Wook 2 has been pulled from release this autumn.
'Ricky Gervais' produces bullshit
26/06/2009 … It’s always sad to see such talent die so tragically young.
Wed 24 June 2009
Calman talks shop
Comedy chat show for Radio Scotland
24/06/2009 … Stand-up Susan Calman has landed her own four-part chat show on BBC Radio Scotland.
BBC tightens its grip on taste
But audiences say it's OK to risk causing offence
24/06/2009 … The BBC has issued tough new guidelines on taste, which will apply to any new comedy programmes.
Sam Kinison's widow disputes will
24/06/2009 … The widow of American stand-up hero Sam Kinison is suing his brother for allegedly forging the comedian’s will.
Butterflies to fly again?
Writer's hopes for sitcom revival
24/06/2009 … Eighties sitcom Butterflies could be on for a revival – if writer Carla Lane and star Wendy Craig have their way.
Now it's Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe
24/06/2009 … He has tackled TV and the news industry, now Charlie Brooker is to set his sights on video games.