'Breakaway' Edinburgh festival expands
...but only for shows that pay
23/03/2009 … The controversial ‘breakaway’ comedy festival formed by Edinburgh’s four biggest Fringe venues says it wants other shows to join in – but only if they fork…
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Mon 23 March 2009
Sun 22 March 2009
Why good jokes are hard to remember
22/03/2009 … Good jokes are harder to remember than bad ones, scientists have discovered.
Fri 20 March 2009
Sponsor pulls out of comedy awards
...but they will survive, insist organisers
20/03/2009 … Organisers of the biggest comedy prize at the Edinburgh Fringe have vowed that this year’s accolades will still be awarded – despite losing their sponsor.
'I am a Scout, we are the cyber virus'
20/03/2009 … James Corden: 'Mat and I would love to continue working together for a long time - but I don't think we've got any aspirations to be Cannon and Ball.
Jacko 'furious' over Now Show joke
Singer set to lodge complaint, newspaper claims
20/03/2009 … Michael Jackson is said to be furious after Radio 4's Now Show made a joke comparing him to the IRA.
Thu 19 March 2009
David Cross pens C4 pilot
New Comedy Showcase series ahead
19/03/2009 … American comic David Cross has written a sitcom pilot for Channel 4.
Call 999! It's a holy hand grenade
19/03/2009 … The bomb squad evacuated buildings after being called out to defuse… Monty Python’s Holy Hand Grenade Of Antioch.