© Brian Hamilton Phyllis Diller dies at 95
20/08/2012 … Pioneering comedian Phyllis Diller has died today at the age of 95.
2012 Archives
Mon 20 August 2012
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Ruby Wax to judge new comics
...as SYTYF finalists are revealed
20/08/2012 … Ruby Wax has been revealed as the celebrity judge at the final of the So You Think You’re Funny? talent hunt at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Richard Herring works on Rasputin sitcom
‘Surreal, satirical and slightly insane’
20/08/2012 … Richard Herring is developing a historical sitcom set in pre-revolutionary Russia for BBC TV.
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20/08/2012 … THE BIRMINGHAM Comedy Festival has announced its line up for October 5-14, headlined by John Bishop, John Cooper Clarke and US act Charlie Murphy.
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Marcel Lucont wins £5,000 Edinburgh prize
20/08/2012 … Marcel Lucont, the French alter-ego of stand-up Alexis Dubus has won the £5,000 Amused Moose Laughter Award at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Truth - or the illusion of truth - is at the heart of all good comedy
Asher Treleaven picks his favourites
20/08/2012 … Chris Morris: Blue Jam, Unflustered ParentsThe first time I listened to Blue Jam I was recovering from a very big night on the bickies and amble cakes and I was…
Late Night Gip Fight: Fringe 2012
20/08/2012 … Is this the year hubris set in? Late Night Gimp Fight start by projecting some of the worst reviews they’ve had on to their giant screen; while a recurring strand…