Bill Bailey: They asked me to write Matilda
...but Tim Minchin did a great job
27/08/2013 … Bill Bailey has revealed that he was asked to write the Matilda musical – but turned it down.
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Tue 27 August 2013
Lost Show Guy
Voiceless comic cancels shows after contracting pneumonia
27/08/2013 … Lee Ridley, the comic known as Lost Voice Guy, had to cancel his last ten days of shows at the Edinburgh Fringe after contracting pneumonia.
Own a piece of Garth Marenghi
27/08/2013 … UNIQUE memorabilia from the cult Channel 4 comedy Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace are to be auctioned off next month for charity.
Mon 26 August 2013
Mike Winters dies at 82
26/08/2013 … Mike Winters – who with brother Bernie was once one of the biggest stars of British comedy – has died aged 82.
Fringe sales up five per cent
26/08/2013 … Ticket sales for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe are up five per cent on 2012.
Sun 25 August 2013
Remembering Richard Pryor
25/08/2013 … The comedy week ahead:Sunday August 25TV: It’s the second installment of A Touch of Cloth, Charlie Brooker’s silly cop procedural spoof starring John Hannah.
Sat 24 August 2013
Bridget Christie wins Edinburgh award
24/08/2013 … Bridget Christie has won the award for the best comedy show on the Edinburgh Fringe.
Award-winning pussy
Adrienne Truscott takes Malcolm Hardee title
24/08/2013 … Adult cabaret act turned outrageous stand-up Adrienne Truscott has won this year’s Malcolm Hardee award for comic originality.