Missing the joke...
Tories ask for help from comics who mocked them
25/04/2010 … The Conservatives’ advertising agency have asked a bunch of comedians to produce a party political broadcast for them – after watching them mock Samantha Cameron.
Sun 25 April 2010
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25/04/2010 … ARCTIC adventure comedy Beyond The Pole, starring Stephen Mangan and Rhys Thomas, has been named best comedy at the London Independent Film Festival.
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25/04/2010 … JOHN CLEESE is having a second operation on his knee after his joint gave way, and appeared in a wheelchair when he filmed this week's Graham Norton Show.
Sat 24 April 2010
Save our BBC!
24/04/2010 … Peter Kay, Eddie Izzard and David Mitchell are among the comics to have joined a campaign to publicly oppose Conservative attacks on the BBC.
C4 Comedy Gala to return in 2011
This year's event raises £900,000
24/04/2010 … Plans are afoot for another star-studded Channel 4 Comedy Gala next year – after this year’s O2 Arena event raised nearly £900,000.
Get out of the kitchen...
Mark Watson voted off reality show
24/04/2010 … Mark Watson has become the second celebrity to be voted off Marco’s Kitchen Burnout.
Fri 23 April 2010
Charlie Brooker to host R4 panel show
23/04/2010 … Charlie Brooker is to present a new comedy panel game for Radio 4.