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© BBC/Balloon Entertainment/Colin Hutton BBC Two confirms cast for Ben Elton's Upstart Crow
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.
06/12/2015 … Kevin Bridges has overtaken Michael McIntyre as the best-selling stand-up DVD this week.
He also worked with Andy Kaufman and Marty Feldman
06/12/2015 … Howard West,Jerry Seinfeld's long-term producer, has died at the age of 84, Hollywood industry website Deadline is reporting.
But Charlie Higson doubts it'll be back on TV
05/12/2015 … The Fast Show co-creator Charlie Higson has poured cold water on the hopes of a revival of the sketch show – at least on TV.
Undeterred by I Can't Sing! flop
05/12/2015 … Harry Hill is set to make a new West End musical, less than two years after his X Factor show I Can't Sing! flopped.
Prolific thief's courtroom admisison
05/12/2015 … A prolific burglar has admitted stealing Bill Bailey's tour bus from outside a theatre.
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