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Kazakhstan threatens to sue Sacha Baron Cohen
14/11/2005 … The Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry has threatened legal action against Sacha Baron Cohen for repeatedly mocking their country.
2005 Archives
Mon 14 November 2005
Buzzing off
Lamarr takes a break from Buzzcocks
14/11/2005 … Mark Lamarr is to stand down as host of Never Mind The Buzzcocks, to be replaced by a series of guest hosts.
The best of Dave Allen
Win official anthologies of his work
14/11/2005 … Dave Allen’s death this year prompted a huge outpouring of tributes, more heartfelt than the platitudes often issued when an entertainer dies.
Best of Scottish
Festival movie scoops two Baftas
14/11/2005 … Festival, the comedy about stand-ups’ egos at the Edinburgh Fringe, has won two Scottish Bafta awards.
Sun 13 November 2005
Life after Boosh
Sketch show for support actors
13/11/2005 … The two supporting actors from BBC Three’s The Mighty Boosh have landed their own sketch series.
'Development' arrested
US sitcom pulled from shedules
13/11/2005 … The future of US sitcom Arrested Development is looking bleak after the Fox network pulled it from its schedules.
Sat 12 November 2005
Cop's top
Beverly Hills Cop is biggest comedy film
12/11/2005 … Beverly Hills Cop has been named as the most successful comedy movie ever at the box office.
Fri 11 November 2005
Phoenix Nights: The Movie
11/11/2005 … Peter Kay is planning to revive Phoenix Nights.