© HBO Religious zealots to picket Carlin's funeral
28/06/2008 … Far-right religious zealots are to picket George Carlin’s funeral in protest at his atheism and bad language.
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Sat 28 June 2008
© HBO Fri 27 June 2008
Heckle put-downs land comic in court
Homophobic tirade 'infringes human rights'
27/06/2008 … A comedian is facing a human rights tribunal after two lesbians took offence at his heckle put-downs.
Sex, masturbation and Morris dancing
27/06/2008 … ‘I’m just a highly sexed, intellectualised, fucking dangerous, little working-class fuck.
A captive audiece
Comics perform in Barlinnie jail
27/06/2008 … Three stand-ups have performed a gig in Glasgow’s tough Barlinnie jail, in a bid to help improve inmates’ mental health.
© HBO Conchords' Emmy hope
27/06/2008 … Flight Of The Conchords and the US version of The Office are among the comedies on a ‘longlist’ of potential Emmy nominations.
Thu 26 June 2008
Jongleurs takeover fails
26/06/2008 … Jongleurs owner Regent Inns has been plunged deeper into crisis after admitting that takeover talks have collapsed.
'History' is bunk
Palin and Jones on their lost series
26/06/2008 … Terry Jones and Michael Palin have watched one of their sketch shows for the first time since they made it 40 years ago – and immediately declared it a bit of…
Stanhope announces UK dates
...and this time they're real gigs
26/06/2008 … Outspoken American comic Doug Stanhope is to perform a series of gigs in Britain this September.