Russell Brand: Scandalous
18/04/2009 … Given his phenomenal fame, it’s hard to believe that Russell Brand hasn’t played the O2 before.
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Alternative comedy character Wizo dies
17/04/2009 … Paul Wiseman, one of the more peculiar figures from the early days of alternative comedy, has died in AustraliaHe died yesterday at the age of about 56, following…
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Extra dates for festival stars
17/04/2009 … A whole host of extra festival club shows have been announced, by the likes of Dylan Moran, Stephen K Amos and Adam Hills.
Murray, Gorman extend tours
An extra 100,000 tickets go on sale
17/04/2009 … Al Murray and Dave Gorman have both extended their tours – each putting more than 50,000 extra tickets on sale.
Best before April 2009
17/04/2009 … Sir Clement Freud wanted his epitaph to be: ‘Best before April 2009’.
Bruno wins lower certificate
17/04/2009 … Sacha Baron Cohen’s film Bruno has avoided America’s NC-17 certificate, largely viewed as box office poison, after some of the more offensive scenes were re-edited.