2008 Archives
Thu 16 October 2008
Call to ban 'extremist' comic
Protest over Real McCoy reunion
16/10/2008 … Campaigners have launched a protest about a stage revival of hit sketch show The Real McCoy because one of its stars supports a militant black Muslim group.
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16/10/2008 … AL MURRAY has added five extra dates to his 2009 tour, including London's O2 Arena on May 8.
CNN gets funny
Comic given a show on news channel
16/10/2008 … International news channel CNN is launching its first comedy show.
Mark Cornell – Original Review
16/10/2008 … Mark Cornell looks rather like if.
Wed 15 October 2008
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15/10/2008 … PETER KAY's The Winners Song – from his Channel 4 reality show spoof – is No 6 in the midweek singles' chart.
Red tape could kill live comedy
15/10/2008 … Publicans are fighting planned new rules that could effectively kill off the live comedy circuit.
Laurel & Hardy statue finds a home
...four years after it was made
15/10/2008 … Council chiefs have finally found a location for a bronze statue of Laurel and Hardy – four years after the sculpture was finished.