A Sellers market
14/07/2005 … Last year’s biopic of Peter Sellers has dominated the nominations for American TV’s Emmy awards, which were announced today.
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Thu 14 July 2005
Wed 13 July 2005
I smell a Borat...
Ali G star dupes US TV station
13/07/2005 … Ali G creator Sacha Baron Cohen duped an American TV station into interviewing his bogus Kazakhstani journalist Borat live on air yesterday.
Putting the Al in altitude
13/07/2005 … This is Al Murray, throwing himself out of a plane at 15,000ft with a small Serbian strapped to his back.
Ventriloquism for dummies Win David Strassman tickets
13/07/2005 … American ventriloquist David Strassman is brining his dark-edged show to London next week, ahead of his run at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Tue 12 July 2005
Comedy? We're laughing
12/07/2005 … The BBC has congratulated itself on its comedy output – but admits that it is struggling to find a mainstream hit for BBC One.
Mon 11 July 2005
Prize writing
11/07/2005 … Three new awards are to be handed out at the Edinburgh Fringe this year.
The right note
Chubby auctions grafittied piano
11/07/2005 … A baby grand piano Roy Chubby Brown has used in Blackpool for the past eight years has been put up for auction on ebay.
I quit... or do I?
Comic baffles his radio audience
11/07/2005 … Comic Toby Foster stunned listeners to his Radio Sheffield show by announcing he was quitting live on air.