The best of Dave Allen
Win official anthologies of his work
14/11/2005 … Dave Allen’s death this year prompted a huge outpouring of tributes, more heartfelt than the platitudes often issued when an entertainer dies.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 14 November 2005
Buzzing off
Lamarr takes a break from Buzzcocks
14/11/2005 … Mark Lamarr is to stand down as host of Never Mind The Buzzcocks, to be replaced by a series of guest hosts.
You dirty Borat...
Kazakhstan threatens to sue Sacha Baron Cohen
14/11/2005 … The Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry has threatened legal action against Sacha Baron Cohen for repeatedly mocking their country.
Big down under
Cleese starts his New Zealand tour
14/11/2005 … John Cleese has started the New Zealand run of his ‘one-man’ show, called His Life, Times, And Current Medical Problems.
Sun 13 November 2005
'Development' arrested
US sitcom pulled from shedules
13/11/2005 … The future of US sitcom Arrested Development is looking bleak after the Fox network pulled it from its schedules.
Life after Boosh
Sketch show for support actors
13/11/2005 … The two supporting actors from BBC Three’s The Mighty Boosh have landed their own sketch series.
Sat 12 November 2005
Cop's top
Beverly Hills Cop is biggest comedy film
12/11/2005 … Beverly Hills Cop has been named as the most successful comedy movie ever at the box office.
Fri 11 November 2005
John Cleese: The lemur
Species named after Python star
11/11/2005 … Scientists have named a new-found species of lemur after John Cleese.