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Fri 06 June 2008
The one-night Edinburgh Fringe...
See 28 comedy previews in one show
06/06/2008 … Comedy fans will be able to sample a whole month’s worth of Edinburgh Fringe shows in one night – thanks to a West End showcase organised by Chortle.
It's all right for Scum
Ad agency sitcom gets second pilot
06/06/2008 … An advertising agency sitcom that piloted on BBC Three last year is to have another shot at being made into a series – with BBC Two ordering a second pilot.
Thu 05 June 2008
Fringe 4 hit back
Edinburgh Comedy Festival 'not divisive'
05/06/2008 … Founders of the controversial Edinburgh Comedy Festival have hit back at their critics – saying they don’t plan to break up the Fringe, and are only trying to…
Burmese comic arrested
Zarganar criticised regime's cyclone response
05/06/2008 … One of Burma’s most popular comedians has been taken from his home and thrown into custody after helping cyclone victims.
Wed 04 June 2008
50 hours of stand-up
New York comics set new record
04/06/2008 … Comedians in New York are currently setting a new world record for the longest ever stand-up show.
Big Brother's big break
04/06/2008 … New stand-up Jack Whitehall is to be the first guest presenter of the new series of Big Brother’s Big Mouth.
Chris Rock can't get arrested... literally
Bizarre 'practical joke' goes awry
04/06/2008 … Chris Rock has obtained a court order that prevents South African police from arresting him, after a practical joke went wrong.