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14/03/2008 … THE creators of US sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia are working on a new comedy series set on a spaceship, called Boldly Going Nowhere.

Jupitus makes West End acting debut

Comic to play a life coach

13/03/2008 … Phill Jupitus is to make his acting debut on the West End stage.

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13/03/2008 … STAND-UP Susan Morrison has quit her job as breakfast presenter on Edinburgh's Talk 107 radio station.

A lot on their slate...

Comedy Central's new shows

13/03/2008 … America’s Comedy Central channel has revealed a huge list of shows in the pipeline – including its first ‘medieval comedy’ and a cartoon about Snoop Dogg.

Coogan to tour

First live dates in a decade

12/03/2008 … Steve Coogan is to tour for the first time in a decade.

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12/03/2008 … BRITNEY SPEARS is to guest star in a forthcoming episode of US sitcom How I Met Your Mother, playing a doctor's receptionist.

Why jokes ruin comedy

Charlie Partridge thinks gags are over-rated

12/03/2008 … A familiar bit of advice given to many aspiring open-spot comedians (apart from to gig at every opportunity) is to trim the fat off one’s set – aiming to cut…

BBC comedy chief fuels diversity row

'It's incredibly difficuly for black and Asian writers'

11/03/2008 … BBC comedy executive Lucy Lumsden has admitted it is ‘incredibly difficult’ for women and those from ethnic minorities to break into TV comedy.