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Blue plaque to St Trinian's star
23/07/2008 … A blue plaque has been put up in honour of St Trinian’s actor Alistair Sim.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 23 July 2008
Tue 22 July 2008
Sydney Comedy Store closes
Blow to Australia's comedy scene
22/07/2008 … Sydney’s comedy scene has suffered a huge blow, with the collapse of its two Comedy Store venues.
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Baron Cohen's next movie project
22/07/2008 … Sacha Baron Cohen could be starring in a new comedy film about an ambulance-chasing personal injury lawyer.
Mon 21 July 2008
Girls just wanna have funny...
E4 launches female sketch show
21/07/2008 … E4 has ordered an all-female sketch show featuring stand-up Sarah Kendall and Alice Lowe from Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace.
Gone to Pot?
Edinburgh show created by adverisers
21/07/2008 … An Edinburgh Fringe comedy show about Pot Noodles has been funded entirely by the brand, it has been revealed.
Sat 19 July 2008
It's a very naughty ban...
19/07/2008 … The mayor of Aberystwyth is planning to overturn the town’s 29-year ban on Monty Python's Life Of Brian.
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.
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.