
That was the life that was
01/10/2007 … Ned Sherrin, the mastermind responsible for bringing Sixties satire boom to TV, has died at the aged of 76.
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01/10/2007 … Ned Sherrin, the mastermind responsible for bringing Sixties satire boom to TV, has died at the aged of 76.
Law in force despite free speech fears
01/10/2007 … The Racial and Religious Hatred Act, which critics claimed would curb comedians’ right of free speech, comes into force today.
...with spoof celebrity travelogue
01/10/2007 … Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson are planning their first TV project together since The Fast Show.
...to raise cash for animal charity
28/09/2007 … Carla Lane is selling her original sitcom scripts for Bread, Butterflies and The Liver Birds to raise money for an animal sanctuary.
28/09/2007 … ‘I’m one of the few people who went to rehab to wean myself off God.
...say 97 per cent of the population
28/09/2007 … Just three per cent of people think women are better at telling jokes than men.
Lost Howerd recordings unearthed
27/09/2007 … Rare footage of Frankie Howerd, unheard in decades, has been discovered in his country house.
27/09/2007 … Little Britain has entered the record books as the best-selling television comedy DVD in the world.
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