
That's my £25k joke!
Comic threatens to sue over 'stolen' gag
30/03/2005 … Up-and-coming comic Roisin Conaty is threatening to sue Virgin Radio after a listener won £25,000 in a joke competition – using one of her lines.
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Comic threatens to sue over 'stolen' gag
30/03/2005 … Up-and-coming comic Roisin Conaty is threatening to sue Virgin Radio after a listener won £25,000 in a joke competition – using one of her lines.
29/03/2005 … The American remake of The Office has got off to a cracking start in the ratings.
Campaign shelved over drink-drive rap
28/03/2005 … Vic Reeves has been dropped from his TV car insurance adverts after being charged with drink-driving.
Laughing Horse finalists named
28/03/2005 … The finalists in the annual new act competition run by the Laughing Horse chain of comedy clubs have been announced.
27/03/2005 … Reciting other comedians' material is usually frowned on in today’s stand-up - but a new invention encourages exactly that, combining the twin entertainments…
London club closes after 16 years
26/03/2005 … One of London’s oldest comedy clubs is being forced to close after 16 years.
26/03/2005 … Satire is booming, according to the comics performing in Melbourne.
Duo 'the next Morecambe and Wise'
25/03/2005 … The BBC are hoping they’ve found the next Morecambe and Wise… in the guise of a double act known for impersonating the famous duo.
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