Licence to print money?
Fringe venues' fury at fees hike
08/04/2006 … Edinburgh Fringe venues are facing a huge hike in performance licences – even though the festival contributes around £75 million to the city's economy.
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Sat 08 April 2006
Family reunion
Aherne to resurrect the Royles
08/04/2006 … Caroline Aherne is to resurrect The Royle Family for a one-off BBC special.
Up for IT
08/04/2006 … Channel 4’s The IT Crowd has been shortlisted for a major international TV award.
Fri 07 April 2006
Low-key Lee
07/04/2006 … Lee Evans has announced eight low-key gigs next month to prepare for a visit to the States.
Thu 06 April 2006
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Funny Women contest open for entries
06/04/2006 … Entries have opened for this year’s Funny Women talent hunt for the best new female stand-ups.
Manage to win
The Office USA DVDs up for grabs
06/04/2006 … The first series of the US version of The Office is released on DVD on Monday – and we have five copies to give away.
Cosby in Canada
Bill to headline Montreal fest
06/04/2006 … Bill Cosby has been named as the star attraction at this year’s Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal.
Wed 05 April 2006
Solon snapped up
05/04/2006 … Perrier winner Laura Solon has signed a deal with the BBC to develop new TV and radio programmes.