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23/01/2007 … THE BORAT movie has been nominated for an Oscar for best adapted screenplay – and scooped the South Bank Show comedy award.
Tue 23 January 2007
Is this joke PC?
Meet the computerised stand-up
23/01/2007 … What could be the world’s first computerised comedian has made its debut on the UK circuit.
Mon 22 January 2007
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22/01/2007 … RAZZLE DAZZLE, the movie co-written by comedian Robin Ince, has been selected for next month's Berlin Film Festival.
Fringe boss quits
22/01/2007 … Edinburgh Fringe director Paul Gudgin is quitting after eight years, and will step down before this year’s event.
Very old jokes
'Stand-up' gags aired after 130 years
22/01/2007 … Jokes that haven’t been heard for more than 130 years are to be performed on the Blackpool stage this week.
Sun 21 January 2007
Down with this sort of thing
21/01/2007 … Fans of Father Ted have planned a bizarre festival celebrating the show – causing a war of words between two remote Irish islands.
Council cut-BACs
21/01/2007 … One of London’s most successful incubators of new comedy is facing closure because of funding cuts.