© 20th Century Fox Borat is dead
Baron Cohen says he won't return to the role
21/12/2007 … Sacha Baron Cohen says he will never play Borat again, now the character has become too popular to be convincing.
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Fri 21 December 2007
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Glastonbury co-founder dies
Churchill's granddaughter ran the comedy tent
21/12/2007 … Arabella Churchill, the granddaughter of Sir Winston Churchill who programmed the comedy tent at the Glastonbury festival, died yesterday.
Russ: I'm finger-flicking good
21/12/2007 … Russell Brand reckons he’s a wiz at Subbuteo, ‘combining the nimble fingers of Liberace and the geometrical understanding of Ronnie O'Sullivan’.
Kay wins apology over 'gag thief' claims
21/12/2007 … Online gossip website Holy Moly! has been forced to apologise for calling Peter Kay a gag thief.
© BBC Four candles sell for £48,500
Unknown buyer for Barker script
21/12/2007 … Ronnie Barker’s handwritten script for the classic Four Candles sketch sold for £48,500 yesterday.
Thu 20 December 2007
© HBO Gervais in line for another US accolade
Screen Actors Guild nominations out
20/12/2007 … Ricky Gervais has been nominated for another US acting award, for his role as Andy Millman in Extras.
Ince: 'I went bug-eyed mad' on TV
20/12/2007 … Robin Ince has admitted going ‘bug-eyed mad’ on a TV programme, losing his cool in a confrontation over religion.
Tue 18 December 2007
Venue closes suddenly
...and more could follow as arts cuts bite
18/12/2007 … Windsor Arts Centre closed its doors suddenly on Friday, amid news of a financial crisis that could plunge the future of comedy shows there into doubt.