Bill Hicks on kids TV...
14/04/2009 … Bill Hicks being introduced by a puppet emu and wacky circus music on Australian early-evening family show Hey Hey It's Saturday.
2009 Archives
Tue 14 April 2009
Mon 13 April 2009
Fiennes joins Gervais movie
First casting news for Cemetery Junction
13/04/2009 … Ricky Gervais has persuaded Ralph Fiennes to star in his new film Cemetery Junction.
Linehan slates sketch shows
13/04/2009 … Top comedy writer Graham Linehan has criticised repetitive sketch shows and ‘dumbed down’ BBC Three comedies.
© BBC Ben Miller directs double-act comedy
...but it's not based on personal experience, honest
13/04/2009 … Ben Miller is to direct a new comedy film about a feuding double act – but insists it’s not based on his own experiences with Alexander Armstrong.
Tiernan breaks comedy record
...but church charity tuns down the proceeds
13/04/2009 … Tommy Tiernan has set a new world record for the longest solo stand-up show, after performing for just over 36 hours.
Sun 12 April 2009
Assembly loses sponsorship cash
Another financial blow for Edinburgh
12/04/2009 … Another sponsor has pulled out of the Edinburgh Fringe, with the Assembly Rooms losing an estimated £60,000 a year from drinks firm Bellhaven.
Sat 11 April 2009
I'll sue over Al's jibes
Builder's threat to Pub Landlord
11/04/2009 … A builder is threatening to sue Al Murray after the Pub Landlord mocked him on stage.
Fri 10 April 2009