Fringe ticket sales down
Box office reports 10 per cent slump
25/08/2008 … Ticket sales at the Edinburgh Fringe have slumped 10 per cent on last year, according to official festival figures.
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Mon 25 August 2008
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Give us a new Clue
24/08/2008 … I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue is set to return to Radio 4, its producer has said.
Comic fined at if.comedy awards
Breach of the peace rap for Lederer
24/08/2008 … American stand-up Andrew J Lederer was given an on-the-spot fine following a fracas outside Edinburgh’s if.
© Itchy Image David does it!
O'Doherty, Millican scoop if.comedies
24/08/2008 … David O'Doherty has scooped this year’s if.
Sat 23 August 2008
Reggie to be revived?
23/08/2008 … The BBC is planning to revive classic Seventies sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin.
How to write a hit sitcom
23/08/2008 … Comedy writer Graham Linehan has been sharing his tips for creating a hit sitcom.
© XFM Zane suspended over rape song
23/08/2008 … Comic turned DJ Alex Zane has been suspended from his Xfm breakfast show for playing a song about rape.
Fri 22 August 2008
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TV exec slates 'no-joke' scripts
22/08/2008 … A leading TV executive has accused comedy writers of shunning jokes to make scripts that are fashionable, but not funny.