Leeds Jongleurs to close
24/02/2015 … Jongleurs comedy club in Leeds is to close next month.
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Tue 24 February 2015
Comic given 546 years to settle £6k debt
'Ludicrous' settlement over unpaid rent
24/02/2015 … A court has ordered comedian Ross Wagman to pay back £6,500 in unpaid rent he racked up – at a rate of just £1 a month.
Mon 23 February 2015
League Of Gentlemen consider a comeback
23/02/2015 … THE League of Gentleman are 'absolutely' hoping to do a new project, Reece Shearsmith has revealed.
© Trevor Rogers Alternative comedy pioneers go on display
23/02/2015 … Rare images of the pioneering comedians at the forefront of the alternative comedy boom of the 1980s are to go on display in London.
Sun 22 February 2015
'It's appalling to censor writer over famine sitcom'
Channel 4 exec hits back at protesters
22/02/2015 … Channel 4's head of comedy has mounted a robust defence of the forthcoming comedy script set in the Irish famine – saying attempts to gag the writer are 'appalling'.
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Charity gigs dominate the comedy week ahead
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Russell's Brand new podcast
22/02/2015 … Russell Brand is to launch a new podcast this week.
Fri 20 February 2015
Rik Mayall's 'last great character'
20/02/2015 … An audio comedy written by Rik Mayall is to be broadcast for the first time on what would have been the comedian's 57th birthday.