UK tv personality Keith Chegwin has been accused of plagarising jokes by comedians Ed Byrne and Simon Evans on Twitter. In an interview last year, Chegwin allegedly advised budding comics to steal gags, saying: ‘If you've not got your own, nick a gag! That's what all the top comedians do.’
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The Spoonfed Comedy Team recommend 10 shows you should see at this year's arts festival.
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Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie are to be reunited for a TV documentary to mark their comic partnership. UKTV’s Gold channel has commissioned a 90-minute documentary to celebrate 30 years since they met for the first time at Cambridge University.
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Scott Aukerman spoke with The A.V. Club about the live and radio shows, punching up a script for the Olsen twins, and the surprisingly secretive Between Two Ferns.
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UK stars have lined up to pay their tributes to Frank Sidebottom creator Chris Sievey, who died yesterday at the age of 54.
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Brendon Burns, Phil Nichol, Frisky & Mannish and Alex Zane are all set to appear in Chortle’s annual Fast Fringe showcase. The line-up of the London show is revealed today, as well as news that a second event will be held in Edinburgh on the eve of the Fringe. Both shows will feature 28 specially selected comedians performing three-minute extracts of their Fringe shows, with a mix of stand-up, music and variety acts.
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Funny Or Die is to close its British website, another high-profile casualty in the market for online comedy clips. The site, which launched 18 months ago with the backing of Matt Lucas and David Walliams, was averaging around 200,000 unique users a month last year, but that proved unviable.
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A midlife crisis persuaded British comedian Terry Alderton to switch from celebrity impressions on TV to a show that breaks all the rules.
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Flight of the Conchords have announced a 15-night European tour in May, including dates in with dates in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Dublin. The tour follows the end of the second series of their cult hit show and the release of their second full-length album, I Told You I Was Freaky.
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The threat of closure to BBC 6 Music shouldn't worry only music fans, the station is a bastion of great comedy too, says Tim Clark...
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