Gervais slams ticket tout 'scum'
Edinburgh tickets on sale for £100
14/04/2009 … Ricky Gervais has slammed ticket touts as ‘scum’ and urged his fans not pay their over-inflated prices.
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Tue 14 April 2009
Dwarfing other ratings
Record audience for Red Dwarf revival
14/04/2009 … The return of Red Dwarf attracted a record audience of 2.
© BBC Dr Who spin-off for Lee Evans?
14/04/2009 … Lee Evans could land his own Doctor Who spin-off if the show’s boss, Russell T Davies, has his ways.
Mon 13 April 2009
Fiennes joins Gervais movie
First casting news for Cemetery Junction
13/04/2009 … Ricky Gervais has persuaded Ralph Fiennes to star in his new film Cemetery Junction.
Linehan slates sketch shows
13/04/2009 … Top comedy writer Graham Linehan has criticised repetitive sketch shows and ‘dumbed down’ BBC Three comedies.
© BBC Ben Miller directs double-act comedy
...but it's not based on personal experience, honest
13/04/2009 … Ben Miller is to direct a new comedy film about a feuding double act – but insists it’s not based on his own experiences with Alexander Armstrong.
Tiernan breaks comedy record
...but church charity tuns down the proceeds
13/04/2009 … Tommy Tiernan has set a new world record for the longest solo stand-up show, after performing for just over 36 hours.
Sun 12 April 2009
Assembly loses sponsorship cash
Another financial blow for Edinburgh
12/04/2009 … Another sponsor has pulled out of the Edinburgh Fringe, with the Assembly Rooms losing an estimated £60,000 a year from drinks firm Bellhaven.