Hicks movie in the pipeline

Russell Crowe set to star

18/08/2008 … Russell Crowe is set to play Bill Hicks in a new biopic of the influential comic.

Pegg's no Bastard

Simon drops out of Tarantino movie

18/08/2008 … Simon Pegg has dropped out of Quentin Tarantino’s Second World War movie Inglorious Bastards.

Doing it for the lolly?

Corden may write jokes for ice-cream sticks

18/08/2008 … Gavin and Stacey star James Corden could be finding a new career - writing jokes for ice-cream sticks.

Barr comes to London

West End debut in October

18/08/2008 … Roseanne Barr is to make her London stand-up debut in October.

Kelly Brook joins Moving Wallpaper

- as a zombie

18/08/2008 … Kelly Brook is to join ITV1’s television industry satire Moving Wallpaper.

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18/08/2008 … RUSSELL BRAND is being touted as the possible star of a Rocky Horror Picture Show remake.

3 for 3

BBC's new comedy shows

18/08/2008 … BBC Three has officially unveiled its new autumn season, featuring three new comedy series.

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18/08/2008 … MIKE WOZNIAK has won the Amused Moose LaughOff 2008 new act competition final at the Edinburgh Fringe, with Katherine Ryan and Seann Walsh named joint runners-up.