'Defamatory, obscene and vicious'
Catholics want to silence comics
03/09/2009 … American Catholics have condemned comedians Penn & Teller for launching the most ‘defamatory, obscene and vicious’ attack on the church ever screened on TV.
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Wed 02 September 2009
Never mind the buzz-frocks
Jupitus lands West End drag role
02/09/2009 … Phill Jupitus is to star in West End musical Hairspray – in drag.
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02/09/2009 … SEAN MASON won Chortle's £75 for the best Correspondents article in August for his piece on why there are no comedy magazines.
Comedians vs critics
Joe Daniels tries – and fails – to sit on both sides
02/09/2009 … There is one major dichotomy in showbusiness; one that is so engrained in its culture and history that if shaken, the whole industry would collapse.
Stanhope booed at Leeds
02/09/2009 … Doug Stanhope has been jeered and booed at the Leeds festival, facing a volley of missiles from the crowd.
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02/09/2009 … PETER KAY's 'bombing' advert for John Smith's bitter has been named the top beer campaign named at men by pub trade newspaper the Morning Advertiser.