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2008 Archives
Thu 31 July 2008
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![A full and Frank account | Skinner pens new memoirs A full and Frank account | Skinner pens new memoirs](/images/layout/chortle-placeholder.jpg)
A full and Frank account
31/07/2008 … Frank Skinner has written a follow-up to his bestselling autobiography.
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Revealed: The world's oldest joke
31/07/2008 … The world’s oldest recorded joke has been discovered, dating back almost 4,000 years.
!['Can we not just cancel this shite..?' | Tom Brogan on his nightmare Edinburgh festival 'Can we not just cancel this shite..?' | Tom Brogan on his nightmare Edinburgh festival](/images/layout/chortle-placeholder.jpg)
'Can we not just cancel this shite..?'
Tom Brogan on his nightmare Edinburgh festival
31/07/2008 … A couple of years ago I was offered a part in a comedy play about to embark upon a two week run at the Edinburgh Festival.
![BBC3 reaches out for Heroes | Bid to buy Australian comedy BBC3 reaches out for Heroes | Bid to buy Australian comedy](/images/layout/chortle-placeholder.jpg)
BBC3 reaches out for Heroes
31/07/2008 … BBC Three is in talks to acquire the predecessor to Australian mockumentary Summer Heights High.
Wed 30 July 2008
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30/07/2008 … GEORGE CARLIN's ashes have been scattered around some of the nightclubs he used to play in New York.
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Beeb fined over Brand phone-in
30/07/2008 … Broadcasting watchdogs have fined the BBC £400,000 over phone-in scandals involving Comic Relief, the Russell Brand show and others.
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12 months to make it...
30/07/2008 … Channel 4 is to follow student Simon Jenkins as he tries to break into the stand-up circuit.