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15/08/2008 … DANIEL KITSON has won his third Fringe First award for new drama at the Edinburgh festival, for 66a Church Road, a break-up monologue about moving out of the flat…

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South Bank Show to profile Corbett

14/08/2008 … Ronnie Corbett is to be profiled by ITV’s The South Bank Show, .

Should it be a free-for-all?

Corry Shaw on the pros and cons of free Fringe comedy

14/08/2008 … It is always tricky to schedule a timetable of shows that you want - or have - to see during the Fringe.

Brigstocke lands Five quiz

Hurst and Holland are captains

14/08/2008 … Marcus Brigstocke is to present a new prime-time panel quiz for Five.

Credit crunch hits Fringe comics

Tougher times for 'riskier' shows

14/08/2008 … Fringe audiences are deserting lesser-known comics in favour of big names, one of the festival's biggest promoters has said.

Darts comedy on the oche

Mockumentary from Trainspotting's Welsh

14/08/2008 … ITV4 is set to order its first original comedy programme – a one-off mockumentary from Trainspotting writer Irvine Welsh.

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14/08/2008 … GRIFF RHYS-JONES is to front a revival of It'll Be Alright On The Night on Saturday-night ITV1 from the autumn.

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14/08/2008 … A LIFE-SIZE statue of Stan Laurel will be erected in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, on Sunday, on the site of the Eden Theatre, which Laurel's father used to…