Cursed? Not them
Writers deny 'tears of a clown' myth
09/03/2008 … Veteran comedy writers Alan Galton and Ray Simpson have poured scorn on the idea that great comedians must be ‘cursed’ with turbulent private lives.
Sun 09 March 2008
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09/03/2008 … DAVID WALLIAMS has been caught by the News Of The World having a private 'romp' with a stripper at a lapdance club, in breach of the law.
Sarcasm... It's in our genes
New research into British humour
09/03/2008 … Biting sarcasm and cruel put-downs really is in the British DNA, new research into humour has found.
Fri 07 March 2008
Take home The Comedians
07/03/2008 … A second DVD from Seventies stand-up show The Comedians is released this week – and we have five copies to give away.
Princess and the jester?
Brand and Eugenie 'plan TV show'
07/03/2008 … Russell Brand is teaming up with Princess Eugenie for a new TV show, if tabloid reports are to be believed.
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07/03/2008 … RADIO 4 has commissioned a second six-part series of Fags, Mags & Bags, the sitcom set in a Glasgow corner shop.
The thrill of the new
Dave Cohen on 20 years of new material nights
07/03/2008 … Here’s an anniversary you won’t be reading about anywhere else.
Ooh, he loves the dirty stuff...
07/03/2008 … Will Ferrell was apparently snubbed by Ricky Gervais for a role in Extras.