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© Comedy Central 09/04/2009 … Earlier and shorter than usual because of the Great Jesus Comeback holiday…Seth Rogan on criticism his films are peurile: ‘Nowhere on my radar is the thought,…
09/04/2009 … Ricky Gervais has been forced to rename his next movie after The Men From The Pru was vetoed by the Prudential insurance giant.
08/04/2009 … Stand-up Jason Manford is set to receive a huge boost to his profile as he joins a new BBC One panel game.
© BBC Viewers to decide sitcom's outcome
07/04/2009 … The ending of the eighth series of Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps is to be decided by the sitcom’s fans.
Comic back four days after collapse
07/04/2009 … Mathew Horne returned to the West End stage last night, four days after he collapsed during a performance.
Arthur Strong and Now Show up for awards
07/04/2009 … Count Arthur Strong and The Now Show are in the running for a Sony Radio Award.
© BBC Iannucci working on new scripts
06/04/2009 … Armando Iannucci is working on another eight episodes of The Thick Of It – despite claims that his Twitter update announcing the news was a spoof.
06/04/2009 … Spinal Tap are to play one date at Wembley Arena as part of a world tour to mark the 25th anniversary of their cult movie.
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