Agent drops comic over his paedophile past
Russ Haynes was exposed by The Sun
02/02/2015 … A newish comedian exposed by The Sun on Sunday for being a previously convicted paedophile has been dropped by his agent.
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Mon 02 February 2015
High drama...
Venue hits back after Jim Davidson's stage complaints
02/02/2015 … The venue Jim Davidson stormed out of on Saturday has hit back over his complaints about the stage.
© BBC 'What a vile paper'
The Sun blasted over Ted Robbins heart attack video
02/02/2015 … Ted Robbins’s sister has blasted The Sun for publishing a video of the comedian collapsing on stage.
BBC's transgender sitcom: First picture
Shooting starts on Boy Meets Girl
02/02/2015 … This is the first picture from Britain’s first transgender sitcom, which has just started shooting in Manchester.
Sun 01 February 2015
© BBC Ted Robbins 'is doing well'
Phoenix Nights Live to go on without him
01/02/2015 … Ted Robbins’s wife says the comedian is ‘doing well’ after his collapse on stage during Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights Live last night.
Jim Davidson pulls gig, saying: 'The stage is too high'
Show axed with an hour's notice
01/02/2015 … Jim Davidson cancelled a gig last night – after complaining that the stage was too high.
Tours, a festival and Kim Noble's challenging show...
01/02/2015 … It's a really strong week for live comedy this one, with loads of tours kicking off, some exceptional shows and the start of the Leicester comedy festival.
© BBC/2LE Media/Colin Hutton Asylum writers: It's not about Assange
Denials after the row over tweet
01/02/2015 … The writers of the new BBC comedy Asylum have audaciously claimed that it was NOT inspired by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange after all.