Building a Brand
R1 doc to examine Russell's rise
11/01/2007 … Russell Brand is to be the focus of a documentary on Radio One.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 11 January 2007
The good feud guide
Why Preston stormed out of Buzzcocks
11/01/2007 … Singer Preston has revealed that he stormed off Never Mind The Buzzcocks – before he punched Simon Amstell in his ‘snotty little public schoolboy failed-career…
Wed 10 January 2007
A very dead Ringer
BBC apologises over Saddam sketch
10/01/2007 … The BBC has apologised for screening a Dead Ringers sketch involving Saddam Hussein just a day after he was hanged.
America's 'Stupid' decision
10/01/2007 … America’s NBC network has ordered its own versions of British comedies The IT Crowd and I’m With Stupid.
Mysteries of the East (Midlands)
Leicester fest announces line-up
10/01/2007 … The line-up for the 14th Leicester Comedy festival has been announced with more than 230 events taking place over the ten days.
Tue 09 January 2007
Ball's tormentor jailed
Son-in-law waged 2-year hate campaign
09/01/2007 … Bobby Ball’s former son-in-law has been jailed for nine months for waging a vicious hate campaign against him.
Mon 08 January 2007
All his own work
08/01/2007 … A newspaper has formally apologised to Canadian stand-up Stewart Francis after wrongly claiming that he used stolen material.
More claims to Fame
08/01/2007 … Ricky Gervais has added another 14 dates to his new UK tour, Fame.