Ponder for longer

C4 orders more Russell Brand shows

31/05/2008 … Russell Brand has landed a second series of his Channel 4 stand-up show Ponderland, despite disappointing ratings for the first run.

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31/05/2008 … MOST of The Stand's listings have been added to Chortle's Edinburgh Fringe preview.

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31/05/2008 … AMERICAN circuit stand-up Mitch Mullany has died from a diabetes-related stroke at the age of 39.

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30/05/2008 … RADIO 4 has commissioned a second series of Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better, which will be recorded at South London's Up The Creek comedy club in…

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The week's comedy trivia

30/05/2008 … ‘I've been told off by the media for not being cutting edge… I take it as a compliment, really.

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30/05/2008 … ENTRIES have opened for the City Life competition to find the best new comedian in the North West.

Brand film canned

Russell wants his past kept secret

30/05/2008 … Russell Brand has dropped plans to make his chequered life story into a film.