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Evans goes straight in new ITV1 drama
30/08/2006 … Lee Evans is to star in a new two-hour ITV1 period drama.
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Wed 30 August 2006
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.
Tue 29 August 2006
...and he can act, too
Eddie winner Nichol scoops Stage award
29/08/2006 … Phil Nichol has topped winning comedy’s biggest prize – by scooping a prestigious acting award.
Monty Python speak!
29/08/2006 … All the surviving members of Monty Python are to appear on a South Bank Show documentary about the musical Spamalot.
Win, jus' like that
Tommy Cooper DVDs up for grabs
29/08/2006 … A new Tommy Cooper DVD, The Very Best Of And The Missing Pieces, is to be released on September 4.
Best fest yet
Fringe sells record 1.5m tickets
29/08/2006 … The Edinburgh Fringe has sold a record-breaking 1.
Mon 28 August 2006
In good spirits
28/08/2006 … Comics Andy Zaltzman, Owen O’Neill and The 4 Noels are among the winners of the annual ‘spirit of the Fringe’ awards handed out by Edinburgh…
Office scoops Emmy
...And 'Seinfeld curse' is lifted
28/08/2006 … The US version of The Office has been named best comedy in America’s top television awards.