© Fox Gavin & Stacey's US remake axed
Finished episodes may never be seen
11/06/2014 … The US remake of Gavin and Stacey has been axed, with the completed episodes unlikely to ever see the light of day.
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Wed 11 June 2014
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Tig Notaro to tour UK
11/06/2014 … TIG NOTARO is coming to the UK to perform a short four-date tour, her first British solo dates outside the Edinburgh Fringe.
Rik Mayall makes No.1
Amazon success for World Cup anthem
11/06/2014 … The campaign to get Rik Mayall's World Cup anthem to top the charts is celebrating an early success.
Here come the girls...
V festival announces some female comics. At last
11/06/2014 … THE V festival has announced more names for its stand-up tent – including its first female comedians.
ACE news...
Line-ups confirmed as Alternative Comedy Experience returns
11/06/2014 … Comedy Central has confirmed the line-up for the second series of its offbeat stand-up show The Alternative Comedy Experience.
Tue 10 June 2014
Let's make Rik No 1
Campaign for his World Cup anthem
10/06/2014 … A campaign has been launched to drive Rik Mayall's World Cup anthem Noble England to the top of the charts.
'Dictatorial' censorship vs 'undue offence'
Row over comic's sexual Jesus sketch
10/06/2014 … When Irish comic David McSavage made a sketch depicting nuns lusting over the muscular body of Jesus on the cross, he might have expected some controversy.
Mon 09 June 2014
Rik Mayall dies at 56
09/06/2014 … Rik Mayall has died at the age of 56 – but there is no news yet about the cause of death.