Borat No1 movie film in U of K
Box office triumph at home, too
05/11/2006 … Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat movie has matched its American success in the UK, topping the British box office in its opening weekend.
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Sun 05 November 2006
Too much Branding
05/11/2006 … Russell Brand has been told off by his BBC bosses for plugging his products on air.
© BBC Merchant of mirth
Stephen plans return to stand-up
05/11/2006 … Stephen Merchant is planning a return to stand-up.
Sat 04 November 2006
Hear, here
04/11/2006 … Another month, another Chortle face-lift!Today we unveil a new download store, offering a much larger range of comedy shows to listen to on your PC or on the move…
We've gone PC mad
04/11/2006 … The comic at the centre of a racism row has complained he is the victim of rampant political correctness.
Lee Hurst's dad dies
... just days after comic's suicide threat
04/11/2006 … Lee Hurst’s dad has died, just days after the distraught comic threatened to kill himself over his hospital treatment.
Fri 03 November 2006
Thu 02 November 2006
Paper books 'racist' comic
02/11/2006 … A corporate gig for the Hull Daily Mail ended in chaos after the comedian they booked started telling allegedly racist jokes.