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Fawlty revived for corporate video
12/07/2007 … Basil Fawlty and Manuel have been reunited after 28 years – for a corporate video.
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Thu 12 July 2007
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© Brian Hamilton Diller laid up
12/07/2007 … Veteran comedian Phyllis Diller has fractured her back, just days before celebrating her 90th birthday.
Wed 11 July 2007
© 20th Century Fox Writs go crackers
11/07/2007 … The barrage of lawsuits against the Borat film shows no sign of abating, with another New Yorker launching legal action against the film’s makers.
Making One laugh
11/07/2007 … BBC One has unveiled its autumn schedules, boasting a host of new comedy shows.
Now for something completely different
11/07/2007 … After the musical and the oratorio, Eric Idle is planning a BALLET based on Monty Python.
And the real Springfield is....
Vermont town wins Simpsons premiere
11/07/2007 … Springfield, Vermont, has beaten 13 other towns with the same name to host the premiere of the new Simpsons movie.
Sun 08 July 2007
Rocking the Store
08/07/2007 … Chris Rock performed a surprise gig at London’s Comedy Store on Friday night, ahead of his censored appearance at the Live Earth concert.
Fri 06 July 2007
Funny folk on 4
06/07/2007 … BBC4 has bought the rights to air the US sitcom Flight Of The Conchords in Britain.