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Brand sparks more outrage
Everyone’s new favourite bad boy Russell Brand continues to provide plenty of column inches for the British tabloids. On Friday the Daily Mail got back into outrage mode to report on Brand’s appearance on David Letterman’s chat show in the US.
British Comedy Awards nominations announced
The nominations for this year’s British Comedy Awards have been announced. Jonathan Ross, who has of course stepped down as host for this year’s bash, is up for Best Comedy Entertainment Programme, while his best bud Russell Brand is nominated as Best Live Stand-Up Performer.
New Eddie Izzard dates
Eddie Izzard has added three new dates to the sell-out run of his show ‘Stripped’ at The Lyric Theatre in London. The dates are 17th, 18th and 19th December and tickets are available here.
Peter Kay follows up X Factor spoof
Steve Coogan, Manchester Apollo
Steve Coogan on stage
November 3rd, 2008
After hearing rumours of fluffed lines, unrehearsed sketches and walk-outs at his Liverpool show last month, I wasn’t sure what to expect when seeing one of Manchester’s favourite sons, Steve Coogan, at the first hometown show of his only stand-up tour in ten years.
Brand and Ross: Right wing victory
The suspension of Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross for their phone calls to Andrew Sachs is not just a dark day for entertainment, but for common sense.
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Rodney Dangerfield video blocked, widow’s lawsuit settled
A LA judge has ordered a former friend of the late comedian, Rodney Dangerfield, not to release video footage of the comic in his final years.
Steve Coogan’s 2008 tour: a preview
Alan Partridge is back...
“The man who thinks he’s it”, as Steve Coogan is referred to on the fan site http://www.coogans-run.co.uk/, has returned to play his first live shows in ten years in the UK. Now rubbing shoulders with the very-rich and very-famous in Los Angeles, Coogan crops up regularly in the press after various spats with Courtney Love, and is more famous now for his movies than the small-time sitcoms that launched him.
Big Lebowski star, Dom Irrera, nicked for drunk driving
Sweaty Italian American comic, Dom Irrera, who played Tony the limo driver in The Big Lebowski was arrested for drink driving in LA yesterday at 50 past midnight.
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