Chubby ruins Christmas...

X-rated stand-up played in Santa's grotto

14/12/2008 … Roy Chubby Brown reduced children to tears as they queued to see Santa – after his filthy routine was played over a store’s loudspeakers.

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14/12/2008 … ANDREW SACHS has agreed to appear in Coronation Street, although details of his role have not yet been announced.

'Nora Batty' dead

Actress Kathy Staff was 80

14/12/2008 … Kathy Staff, who played Nora Batty in Last Of The Summer Wine, has died at the age of 80.

Royles revealed

New characters for Aherne's sitcom

14/12/2008 … Two new characters are to be introduced in the Royle Family's Christmas special.

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13/12/2008 … EDDIE IZZARD has donated £5,000 towards new floodlights at Bexhill United, the football club in the East Sussex town where he grew up.

Comics get legal protection

...thanks to Elton John

13/12/2008 … Comedians have been granted new legal protection from the butt of their jokes, after Sir Elton John lost a high-profile libel case.

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13/12/2008 … RICKY GERVAIS will not be hosting next year's Oscars, as rumoured.

Sean Lock on wrong numbers

From Live At The Apollo

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