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Hillsborough campaign rejects Alan Davies donation
11/04/2012 … Hillsborough campaigners have rejected a £1,000 donation Alan Davies offered to apologise for his inflammatory remarks over the tragedy.
2012 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 11 April 2012
Tue 10 April 2012
League Of Gentlemen: We could 'reconvene'
Troupe say they never actually split
10/04/2012 … The League Of Gentlemen could ‘reconvene’, its stars have said – insisting they never formally split up after their 2005 feature film.
ITV takes Jennifer for a ride
Two-part horsey series for Saunders
10/04/2012 … Jennifer Saunders is filming a two-part documentary about horses for ITV.
First Aidan: Meet the People's Choice champ
Judges' student favourites revealed, too
10/04/2012 … Irish screenwriting student Aidan Greene has won the People's Choice vote in the Chortle Student Comedy Award.
'It gets on my tits'
Alan Davies sparks Hillsborough storm
10/04/2012 … Alan Davies is facing a storm of protest – including death threats – after criticising Liverpool FC's insistence that they never play on the anniversary of…
Mon 09 April 2012
Gervais's Derek does not mock the afflicted
09/04/2012 … Fears that Ricky Gervais’s new comedy Derek mocks the mentally challenged are unfounded – says the disability campaigner who successfully lobbied him over…
Mrs Brown turned them down...
'Ridiculous' offer for US remake rejected
09/04/2012 … Brendan O'Carroll says he has turned down a ‘ridiculous’ amount of money to remake Mrs Brown’s Boys for America.
Sun 08 April 2012
Keith Moon – comedian?
Who star's lost sketches unearthed
08/04/2012 … He achieved fame as drummer for The Who… but it seems Keith Moon had a hidden talent for comedy, too.