Fringe website fails
No online ticket bookings on day one
09/06/2008 … The Edinburgh Fringe website has failed on the first day of ticket sales.
2008 Archives
Mon 09 June 2008
gabriel09
09/06/2008 … MY FAMILY actor Gabriel Thomson has been cautioned by police for possession of a class A drug.
The Glyndebourne of comedy
Plus new open-air festival launched
09/06/2008 … The organisers of the Leeds, Reading and Latitude festivals have launched a plush open-air stand-up festival they hope will become ‘the Glyndebourne of comedy’.
C4 sorry over Simpsons swearing
31 complain over U2's 'wankers'
09/06/2008 … Channel 4 has apologised after broadcasting the word ‘wankers’ during The Simpsons.
Accused of underage sex... 'as a joke'
Details of sick prank revealed
09/06/2008 … More details of the so-called practical joke played on Chris Rock have emerged – with the revelation that the ‘prankster’ decided to accuse the comic of statutory…
Dermot Whelan – Original Review
09/06/2008 … Dermot Whelan’s a likeable, upbeat act – so you can easily see how he landed his day job as the breezy breakfast host of a mainstream Dublin radio station.
Sun 08 June 2008
Show Me Your Genitals
08/06/2008 … Show Me Your Genitals (Jon Lajoie) on FunnyOrDie.
Are you a satire fan? Dave Cohen has got news for you.
A response to this article about satire
08/06/2008 … Recently a contributor to these columns wrote an article mourning the end of satire.