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© BBC Gold tears up its schedules for Fawlty special
02/12/2016 … The Gold TV channel has torn up its weekend schedules to pay tribute to Andrew Sachs – as BBC One also reruns a Fawlty Towers classic tonight.
Comic joins Alex Jones tonight
02/12/2016 … Jon Richardson is to become a One Show host.
© BBC John Cleese pays tribute to Andrew Sachs
02/12/2016 … John Cleese has paid tribute to the 'brilliant farceur' Andrew Sachs, after he died at the age of 86.
London venue to close after 26 years
02/12/2016 … London’s Comedy Cafe is to close at the end of the year, after 26 years in business The venue in Shoreditch, East London, has lost its lease after being…
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'Dark social commentary' for Comedy Central
02/12/2016 … Jim Jefferies is making a new series for America’s Comedy Central.
Fawlty Towers' Manuel had dementia
01/12/2016 … Fawlty Towers star Andrew Sachs has died at the age of 86.
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