Mon 08 March 2010
© HBO The great Conchords rip-off
Touts sell £30 tickets for £500
08/03/2010 … Ticket touts are demanding up to £500 for a single seat to see Flight Of The Conchords’ UK dates.
30 Rock rolls on...
08/03/2010 … New series of both 30 Rock and The Office have been ordered by America’s NBC network.
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08/03/2010 … BBC comedy entertainment executive Katie Taylor has landed a new job running the corporation's in-house entertainment department, making shows such as Strictly…
'A sea of Morecambes'
Flashmob gathering in Eric's honour
08/03/2010 … Fans of Eric Morecambe staged a ‘flashmob’ gathering in Liverpool on Saturday – all wearing masks of the comic genius.
6 Music axe: What does it mean for comedy?
08/03/2010 … The BBC’s plan to axe 6 Music has caused widespread uproar and more wailing and gnashing of teeth than an Old Testament omnibus.
Lucas quits Shooting Stars
No more scores from George Dawes
08/03/2010 … Matt Lucas has quit BBC2 quiz Shooting Stars after 15 years.
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08/03/2010 … 'GALEFORCE' Mark Gale, a 21-year-old peddler of pun in the vein of Tim Vine, won the Southampton heat of the Chortle Student Comedy Award on Sunday night.