© Universal Studios 30 Rock leads Emmy nominees
17/07/2008 … 30 Rock has picked up 17 nominations for American TV’s prestigious Emmy Awards.
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Thu 17 July 2008
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The good feud guide...
17/07/2008 … Sharon Osbourne has told comic Jim Jeffries to ‘fuck off’ as his feud with her daughter Kelly escalates.
© C4 Radio HaHa
ITV2 orders radio-based sitcom
17/07/2008 … ITV2 is making a new sitcom set in a radio station, which is being described as ‘Peep Show meets The Office’.
© ABC Studios Scrubbed away
17/07/2008 … Zach Braff is to leave American hospital comedy Scrubs at the end of the next series.
Wed 16 July 2008
© Riverside County Sheriff's Department Dick by name...
16/07/2008 … American comic Andy Dick has been arrested and accused of groping and exposing a teenage girl.
© BBC Tate show cancelled
Ankle injury stops performance
16/07/2008 … Catherine Tate’s new West End play was called off last night, after the comic injured her ankle.
© Universal Studios Brand sorry over hoax call
Prank branded 'hurtful' to rape victims
16/07/2008 … Russell Brand has apologised for making a hoax call to police about a serial sex attacker.
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Shooting Stars back for Chrismas special
16/07/2008 … Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are to bring back Shooting Stars for a one-off Christmas special, the BBC has confirmed.