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10/11/2006 … The IT Crowd has become the latest British comedy to be picked up for a US remake.
2006 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 10 November 2006
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Kay joins The Producers
10/11/2006 … Peter Kay is joining the cast of the smash hit Mel Brooks musical The Producers - after using his autobiography to ask for a role.
Reunited...
Lee & Herring return for one night
10/11/2006 … Stewart Lee and Richard Herring are perform as a double act for the first time in more than seven years.
David Walliams goes straight
Drama role fort Little Britain star
10/11/2006 … David Walliams is to take a major straight acting role in two new BBC films by writer and director Stephen Poliakoff.
As recommended by the Messiah…
And other unlikely comedy trivia
10/11/2006 … The weekly GagSlag round-up of comedy trivia.
Borat sued
10/11/2006 … Two frat boys who made a barrage of sexist and racist comments in the Borat film are suing its producers.
Funny face
10/11/2006 … This is the perfect face for comedy, scientists claim.
Thu 09 November 2006
Justifying Judas
Lee takes on Christianity... again
09/11/2006 … Jerry Springer The Opera creator Stewart Lee is to risk further enraging the Christian right with a new show about Judas.