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2013 Archives
Tue 01 October 2013
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Sold out in seconds
Now touts demand £1,000 for David Brent tickets
01/10/2013 … Tickets for David Brent’s first music shows have sold out in less than a minute – and now touts are asking for up to £1,000 a seat.
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Scottish comic George Donald dies at 79
01/10/2013 … SCOTTISH comedian George Donald – part of the Scotland The What? sketch show – has died at the age of 79 at his home in Perth.
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Christmas is coming
Jarred takes over N Ireland quiz
01/10/2013 … Jarred Christmas is to take over from Adam Hills as host of BBC One Northern Ireland panel show Monumental.
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Billy Connolly gets cancer all-clear
Prostate op was complete success
01/10/2013 … Billy Connolly has been given the all-clear for his prostate cancer.
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Trans woman 'dehumanised' by comic
Apology over public humiliation
01/10/2013 … A transgendered journalist has complained she was 'completely dehumanised' after being subjected to a comedian’s transphobic abuse.