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Freeman to play washed-up conjuror
26/04/2007 … Martin Freeman is to play a has-been magician in a new Channel 4 comedy.
2007 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 26 April 2007
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Ben Elton loses his Grip
26/04/2007 … Ben Elton’s return to TV comedy has been a ratings failure.
Why not take All Of Me?
Latifah to remake Steve Martin classic
26/04/2007 … Steve Martin’s classic 1984 comedy All Of Me is to be remade as a vehicle for brash hip-hop star Queen Latifah.
By Pryor arrangement
Richard Pryor's widow settles lawsuit
26/04/2007 … Richard Pryor's widow has settled her legal action over the release of 11 of his stand-up recordings.
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Scratch n sniff for My Name Is Earl
26/04/2007 … My Name Is Earl is to become the first networked US television show to feature a ‘scratch-and-sniff’ episode.
QI spin-off for R4
26/04/2007 … QI creator John Lloyd has recorded a Radio 4 panel show further celebrating the quest for obscure knowledge.
Wed 25 April 2007
Who are you?
Survey identifies average stand-up fan
25/04/2007 … The average stand-up fan is 31, single, in full-time work and just as likely to be female as male.
Tap of the world!
Spinals reunite for Live Earth gig
25/04/2007 … Spinal Tap are to reunite for the Live Earth gig in the new Wembley Stadium on July 7.