Al lays off the beer
Murray launches new characters
27/11/2007 … Al Murray is to record a new sketch show for ITV1 next month, leaving behind his Pub Landlord character.
Tue 27 November 2007
BBC4 to make Frankie Howerd biopic
27/11/2007 … BBC4 is developing new films about Frankie Howerd and Steptoe And Son stars Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett.
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27/11/2007 … DUTCH comedy star Hans Teeuwen has announced a three-week run at London's Soho Theatre, starting on January 18.
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27/11/2007 … TOMMY TIERNAN has recorded his first American TV special, Something Mental, which will be broadcast on Comedy Central on March 17 – St Patrick's Day.
Race protesters hit comedy gig
Innocent victim of Oxford conflict
27/11/2007 … Stand-up Rhod Gilbert had to postpone his show last night after hundreds of protesters gathered outside his venue.
James Mason – Original Review
27/11/2007 … Every comic is inspired by those who’ve gone before them, but James Mason’s debt to Stewart Lee is just so ingrained in everything he says, and the way he says…
Mon 26 November 2007
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26/11/2007 … ROBIN INCE is retiring his Book Club for a 'very long time', with a final gig at the Brish Library on December 11.
Clipping costs...
FX wants user-generated comedy
26/11/2007 … Another broadcaster is to air comedy clips made by viewers as part of its schedules.