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Matt Berry to make a new series for iPlayer
22/03/2015 … Toast of London star Matt Berry is to make a new comedy series for the BBC iPlayer.
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Sun 22 March 2015
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Highlights of the comedy week ahead...
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Fri 20 March 2015
Stewart Lee records a folk song
Hear his version of Polly On The Shore
20/03/2015 … Stewart Lee has recorded a track for a new folk music album.
Warning over dubious Fringe 'programme'
20/03/2015 … The Edinburgh Fringe has issued a warning about an unofficial 'souvenir programme' seeking to cash in on the festival.
Did Eddie Murphy return to stand-up? Probably not...
20/03/2015 … RUMOURS that Eddie Murphy returned to stand-up last night seem to be wide of the mark.
Lost Spike Milligan songs unearthed
Private compositions to be performed
20/03/2015 … Previously unheard Spike Milligan songs are to be heard at a comedy festival – with the possibility of an album to follow.
‘I want you to kill yourself...’
20/03/2015 … • 'I've given up wearing pants, because they're just admin.
Chris Rock plans Top Five follow-up
'If it’s not broke, don’t fix it’
20/03/2015 … Chris Rock is working on a follow-up to Top Five, his film about a stand-up wanting to become a serious actor.