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07/12/2015 … Harry Enfield is to play William Shakespeare's dad in a new BBC comedy series to mark 400 years since the playwright's death.
07/12/2015 … Amy Poehler is facing up against former President Jimmy Carter in this year's Grammy Awards.
07/12/2015 … Irish comedy duo The Rubberbandits are to commentate on a second series of ITV2's Almost Impossible Game Show.
Are You Being Served's Nicholas Smith dies at 81
07/12/2015 … Actor Nicholas Smith, who played Mr Rumbold in Are You Being Served?, has died at the age of 81.
Luisa Omielan funds her own professional DVD
07/12/2015 … Luisa Omielan has taken the DIY approach to her comedy career to the next level – by releasing a full-length, professional stand-up video, funded entirely by…
07/12/2015 … NOEL FIELDING's festive song Can't Wait For Christmas has been made available for download – for free.
Comedy Central put on notice over offensive trailers
07/12/2015 … Comedy Central has again been rapped over its offensive and inappropriate trailers.
Writers' Guild nominations out
07/12/2015 … Veep, Catastrophe and W1A have all been shortlisted for best sitcom in the Writers' Guild of Great Britain awards.
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