Hancock star dies
09/06/2006 … Character actor Alec Bregonzi, a regular of the Hancock’s Half Hour TV shows, has died at the aged of 76.
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Fri 09 June 2006
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Remembering Linda
Smith's partner to write memoirs
08/06/2006 … Linda Smith’s long-term partner Warren Lakin is to write a moving memoir of her life.
Biggest Fringe yet
08/06/2006 … This year’s Edinburgh Fringe programme has been published – with a huge explosion in the number of shows.
Extra special...
08/06/2006 … David Bowie, Orlando Bloom and Chris Martin are among the big-name stars appearing in the next series of Extras.
Lack of the net!
Footy comics hit by website collapse
08/06/2006 … Two comics’ hopes for World Cup rush on their football anthem have been dashed after the collapse of a music download site.
Wed 07 June 2006
Feeling lucky, punk?
07/06/2006 … Adrian Edmondson’s sitcom about a punk dad has been commissioned by Radio 2.
Mon 05 June 2006
TV sets, for free
See top stand-ups tape telly show
05/06/2006 … Some of the stars of this year’s Edinburgh festival are to record sets for the Paramount Comedy Channel.
How very dare you!
05/06/2006 … A complaint that Catherine Tate’s effeminate character Derek is offensively homophobic has been rejected by BBC governors.