Major was almost in The Thick Of It
...but ex-PM 'didn't have a clue’
11/12/2007 … John Major almost landed an unplanned cameo in The Thick Of It, star Peter Capaldi has revealed.
Tue 11 December 2007
Alan Davies bites tramp
'Tussle' after all-day drinking session
11/12/2007 … Alan Davies has admitted attacking a homeless man, sinking his teeth into his ear after an all-day drinking session.
More accolades for Gavin & Stacey
11/12/2007 … Gavin & Stacey is up for three more TV awards, just days after its British Comedy Award success.
Mon 10 December 2007
Is anything off-limits?
Dan Atkinson on comics' responsibilities
10/12/2007 … A couple of months ago, a comic was booed off stage for making jokes in Liverpool about Madeline Mcann and Rhys Jones.
Lee: I wouldn't do another Jerry Springer
10/12/2007 … Stewart Lee says he wouldn’t work on anything controversial on the scale of Jerry Springer: The Opera again – because ‘idiots’ could too easily close it…
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10/12/2007 … ABERDEEN's Lemon Tree venue, which regularly hosted touring comedy shows, has closed down after hitting financial problems.
Billy holds on to DVD No1
But Alan Carr's coming up strong
10/12/2007 … Billy Connolly has held on to the top position for the bestselling stand-up DVDs for the third week running.
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10/12/2007 … PARAMOUNT Comedy has ordered a sixth series of stand-up show The Comedy Store, to be recorded in in March and April.