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Our new weekly trivia round-up
01/09/2006 … Welcome to our new weekly round-up of gossipy and utterly trivial press cuttings that we couldn't find any other place for over the past seven days.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 01 September 2006
Demo mode
Thomas organises Westminster protest
01/09/2006 … Mark Thomas has organised a protest against the no-demo zone imposed around Parliament About 100 people, all staging individual protests, gathered in the half-mile…
Thu 31 August 2006
Get naked with Russell
Brand wants volunteers for TV streak
31/08/2006 … Russell Brand is appealing for scores of people prepared to get naked with him.
Dame on...
31/08/2006 … ITV1 is planning to bring Dame Edna Everage back to British TV.
Carr's the star
Alan lands his own varierty show
31/08/2006 … The Friday Night Project’s Alan Carr is to make his own variety show for Channel 4.
Wed 30 August 2006
Funny money
30/08/2006 … Scotland’s leading independent comedy TV production company is set to be sold for about £10million.
Pretty Polly
Evans goes straight in new ITV1 drama
30/08/2006 … Lee Evans is to star in a new two-hour ITV1 period drama.
Double the fun
Abbott & Costello collection to be won
30/08/2006 … This year marks the 70th anniversary of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello’s enduring comedy partnership.