Why Porridge was almost off the menu
Writers reveal Barker's indecision
18/06/2008 … Porridge almost never got made because Ronnie Barker dithered over the role, its writers have revealed.
2008 Archives
Wed 18 June 2008
Professional misconduct
It's not just getting paid that makes a comic a pro, says Tony Cowards
18/06/2008 … ‘Don’t give up the day job!’ In popular legend this is the heckle aimed at comics who are dying on their arse, implying that they are mere amateurs.
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18/06/2008 … MATT LUCAS and his partner Kevin McGee have split 18 months after getting hitched in a lavish civil partnership ceremony.
© HBO George Carlin honoured
...for his contribution to US humour
18/06/2008 … Veteran stand-up George Carlin is to be awarded this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
China blocks Comedy Central
Jokes too much for the Beijing regime
18/06/2008 … The Chinese regime has blocked its people from visiting the Comedy Central website.
Tue 17 June 2008
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17/06/2008 … SACHA Baron Cohen's next film, Bruno, has been given a US release date of May 15, 2009.
Rivers bleeps off
17/06/2008 … Joan Rivers was taken off ITV’s daytime show Loose Women yesterday after swearing live on air.