2008 Archives
Sun 03 August 2008
Bernie Mac in critical condition
...but rumours of his death are scotched
03/08/2008 … American comedian Bernie Mac is said to be in a ‘very, very critical’ condition after being admitted to a Chicago hospital with pneumonia.
Billy's Arctic role
Connolly tackles Northwest Passage
03/08/2008 … Billy Connolly is embarking on a new travel series, navigating the Northwest Passage.
Peter Kay can make you fat
Comic's DVD used in diet research
03/08/2008 … Watching Peter Kay can make you fat, researchers have found.
Sat 02 August 2008
Neds in space
New sci-fi comedy from Still Game duo
02/08/2008 … Still Game stars Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill have written a comedy about a group of dropout Glaswegian ‘neds’ who blast off into space.
© BBC Dad's Army: The hotel?
Plans for sitcom-themed accommodation
02/08/2008 … A hotel based around Dad’s Army could be built in the Norfolk market town where the classic sitcom was filmed.
Blaze hits sitcom hotel
02/08/2008 … The hotel where Johnny Vegas comedy Benidorm is filmed was hit by fire yesterday.
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02/08/2008 … A SPECIES of trapdoor spider found in Californian has been named after US comedian Stephen Colbert.