After Jerry Springer...
New stand-up opera heads for London
16/08/2005 … The creators of Jerry Springer: The Opera are to take their new production, set in a stand-up club, to the West End stage.
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Tue 16 August 2005
Extras leak probed
Website releases pirate episode
16/08/2005 … The BBC has launched an investigation after a pirated episode of Ricky Gervais’s Extras was leaked onto the internet.
Mon 15 August 2005
The longest laugh
15/08/2005 … Mark Watson has started his record-breaking 2,005-minute long show at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Headline
15/08/2005 … Chortle is to broadcast stand-up Mark Watson’s record-breaking 2,005-minute long show live on the internet.
Sun 14 August 2005
Spike's will resolved
14/08/2005 … The bitter family battle over Spike Milligan’s legacy has finally been resolved, more than three years after his death.
Cleese to undergo surgery
14/08/2005 … John Cleese it to undergo surgery on his digestive system.
Fri 12 August 2005
From G to whizz
Cohen lands racing driver role
12/08/2005 … Sacha Baron Cohen has landed a role in the next Will Ferrell movie.
What are the odds..?
12/08/2005 … Will Smith has become the gamblers’ favourite to win this year's Perrier award.