
You stole my style!
Comedy magician Pete Firman in plagiarism row
30/08/2013 … A Venezuelan photographer has accused comedy magician Pete Firman of ripping off his distinctive style.
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Comedy magician Pete Firman in plagiarism row
30/08/2013 … A Venezuelan photographer has accused comedy magician Pete Firman of ripping off his distinctive style.
29/08/2013 … A new model for selling comedy specials has been launched – with buyers choosing what to pay.
From Jack Whitehall's co-writer
29/08/2013 … ITV2 is planning a post-apocalyptic sitcom from Jack Whitehall’s writer Freddy Syborn.
QI airs paedophile limerick before Jimmy Savile report
29/08/2013 … QI has escaped censure from the BBC’s governing body for a limerick about paedophilia – which aired minutes before a Newsnight report on the Jimmy Savile scandal.
From Marc Maron and Kathleen Madigan
29/08/2013 … Netflix has commissioned stand-up specials from comics Marc Maron and Kathleen Madigan to go out on its on-demand service.
US comic 'hooked on prescription drugs'
28/08/2013 … American comic John Pinette has reportedly checked into rehab after becoming addicted to prescription medication.
28/08/2013 … Andrew Maxwell and Tom Wrigglesworth are to record new shows for Radio 4.
CERN lab becomes a comedy club
28/08/2013 … Particle physics lab CERN is to become a comedy club.
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