Satirist Tom Sharpe dies
Porterhouse Blue author was 85
06/06/2013 … Comedy novelist Tom Sharpe, whose satires included Porterhouse Blue, Wilt and Blott on the Landscape, has died aged 85.
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Thu 06 June 2013
Sitcom role for Les Dawson's daughter
Charlotte in online comedy Staff Room
06/06/2013 … Les Dawson’s daughter Charlotte is to make her own on-screen comedy debut - in an online sitcom.
Wed 05 June 2013
Stephen Fry: I tried to kill myself last year
05/06/2013 … Stephen Fry tried to commit suicide last year, he has revealed.
Avoiding the paparazzzzzzzi
05/06/2013 … Dad’s Army star Arthur Lowe played on a sleeping condition to avoid the paparazzi and ‘over-zealous’ fans, his co-star Ian Lavender has revealed.
Mark Thomas takes a bite at Apple
Flashmob protest over tax scheme
05/06/2013 … Mark Thomas has gatecrashed Apple’s flagship London store to protest against the company’s tax avoidance.
Joe Lycett to play Dustin Gee
05/06/2013 … STAND-UP Joe Lycett has landed a role in the new Tommy Cooper biopic.
Tue 04 June 2013
Stewart Lee joins Chortle Conference
Sharing his experiences of the business
04/06/2013 … Stewart Lee has been added to the line-up for Chortle conference about the business of comedy.
Comics star in Vegas's Billy Bragg video
04/06/2013 … Johnny Vegas has directed a host of well-known comedians in the new video for Billy Bragg's single Handyman Blues.