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First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 1 Documents

Police Academy 6... by Ben Elton?

If I didnt invent all these ideas in comedy, Id probably be a serial killer. Andy HamiltonBen Elton has revealed that he was asked to write the script for Police Academy 6.... so he does say no to *some* things. There are lots of things I could have done ... [ Published May 18 2012 by Chortle ]

Entities: Ben Elton, Parrot, Malcolm Hardee

First Reported May 17 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 1 Documents

Tim McInnerny

Escape austerity Britain and discover What the Butler Saw

Some of Britain’s best loved entertainers – including Jim Broadbent, Lenny Henry, Alexei Sayle, Lesley Garrett, Hannah Gordon, David Warner and Lynda Baron – put on their glad rags last night to welcome a new production of Joe Orton’s What the Butler ... [ Published May 17 2012 by Seenit.co.uk ]

Entities: Tim McInnerny, Georgia Moffett, Joe Orton, Peter Davison

First Reported May 17 2012 - Updated May 17 2012 - 1 Documents

Feature: Mainline arts magazine

Artery magazine was launched by a group of socialists in the early 1970s and went on to cover art, theatre, cabaret, filmmaking and poetry publishing.It was instrumental in the conception of “alternative comedy” through the contributions of Alexei Sayle, ... [ Published May 17 2012 by Camden New Journal ]

Entities: MainLine (Water Solutions) Ltd., Artery, Alexei Sayle

First Reported May 11 2012 - Updated May 11 2012 - 1 Documents

Frances De La Tour

Meet Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival's new director

Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival, the only festival of its kind in the UK, returns this July after a record 10th year in 2011, bringing with it a newly appointed Executive Director Razanne Carmey.Razanne Carmey took up her post in March this year and has ... [ Published May 11 2012 by Creative Boom ]

Entities: Liverpool (United Kingdom), Nadim Sawalha, Frances De La Tour, Susan Wooldridge, Alexei Sayle

First Reported Apr 26 2012 - Updated Apr 26 2012 - 1 Documents

Laughter on the menu at city's oldest comedy club

COMEDY is the name of the game at Exeter's Corn Exchange this weekend with some top treats in store. The Exeter Comedy Club takes to the stage on Friday, April 27, and the line-up includes Jen Brister, Tom Deacon, Alan Francis and Jasper Blakeley.Now ... [ Published Apr 26 2012 by This is Devon ]

Entities: Jen Brister, Alan Francis, Tom Deacon

First Reported Apr 06 2012 - Updated Apr 06 2012 - 1 Documents

Dylan Moran

Plenty of teenage kicks in store as Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival hits 13th year

The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival enters its terrible teens this year with a suitably raucous line-up to mark the milestone.Back for its 13th run, the daring and progressive 11-day festival boasts a so-hard-to-beat' mix of established stars, emerging ... [ Published Apr 06 2012 by Belfast Telegraph ]

Entities: Alexei Sayle, Dylan Moran, John Cale

First Reported Mar 28 2012 - Updated Mar 28 2012 - 1 Documents

Alexei Sayle

Action Bronson - Live At Barfly, London

Hitting Camden Town on a sunny Sunday afternoon like overgrown teenage fanboys on their way to their first rap show, and the Bronson mania was already thick in the air. Fuck Bloody Marys and Sunday roasts, we were gonna shun the sun and stand in a dimly ... [ Published Mar 28 2012 by ClashMusic.com ]

Entities: Action, London, Alexei Sayle

First Reported Mar 01 2012 - Updated Mar 02 2012 - 1 Documents

Alexei Sayle: why I love Polish cinema

Thanks to artists such as Zbigniew Cybulski and Andrzej Wajda, the world of vintage Polish film is stranger than anything else you will ever encounterThe early 1960s were a good time to be the child of British communists. For every achievement of capitalism, ... [ Published Mar 01 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]

Entities: Alexei Sayle, Andrzej Wajda, James Dean, Warsaw Uprising, Propaganda

First Reported Feb 23 2012 - Updated Feb 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Chortle comedy awards overlook women

Comedy awards shortlist two solo female comics out of 54 nominations despite vintage year for women's comedyThe Chortle comedy awards have courted controversy by shortlisting only two solo female comics, out of a total of 54 nominations.Dana Hall and ... [ Published Feb 23 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]

Entities: Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Dylan Moran, Josie Long, Stewart Lee, Miranda Hart

First Reported Feb 14 2012 - Updated Feb 14 2012 - 1 Documents

Funny old game: the standup competition for over-55s

Leicester's Comedy festival will this year host a Silver Standup competition. Will an aggressively young artform embrace older voices?In the course of her standup career, now into its fourth month, Julie Kertesz has overcome some unusual obstacles. First, ... [ Published Feb 14 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]

Entities: Silver, Leicester, Alexei Sayle

First Reported Feb 03 2012 - Updated Feb 03 2012 - 1 Documents

Big Yin should deal with hecklers

Billy Connolly's irritation at hecklers suggests a dangerous disconnect with his own legend writes Dominic Cavendish. I hate the way the worlds going Billy Connolly rails in his so-so current touring show, The Man, sniping at the internet, iPhones, iPads ... [ Published Feb 03 2012 by Telegraph ]

Entities: Billy Connolly, Alexei Sayle, Josie Long

First Reported Jan 23 2012 - Updated Jan 23 2012 - 1 Documents

Tough act to follow: the rise of the comedian-turned-compere

Standup legends Frank Skinner and Alexei Sayle are returning to their compering roots. But how do famously funny MCs avoid upstaging the acts they are introducing? The compere at a comedy gig is not usually the night's highlight, but this week that ... [ Published Jan 23 2012 by Theatre blog | guardian.co.uk ]

Entities: Frank Skinner, Peter Kay, Alexei Sayle

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Police Academy 6... by Ben Elton? [ Published May 18 2012 by Chortle ]
Escape austerity Britain and discover What the ... [ Published May 17 2012 by Seenit.co.uk ]
Feature: Mainline arts magazine [ Published May 17 2012 by Camden New Journal ]
Vital Artery [ Published May 16 2012 by Morning Star Online ]
ATV Icon: Jean Marsh [ Published May 14 2012 by ATV Network Today ]
Meet Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival's new director [ Published May 11 2012 by Creative Boom ]
Laughter on the menu at city's oldest comedy club [ Published Apr 26 2012 by This is Devon ]
World Book Night 2012 in Huddersfield Library -... [ Published Apr 10 2012 by Kirklees Council ]
Stars set to return for Laugharne Weekend [ Published Apr 09 2012 by This Is South Wales ]
Why did the League of Gentlemen choose to refor... [ Published Apr 09 2012 by Radio Times ]
Plenty of teenage kicks in store as Cathedral Q... [ Published Apr 06 2012 by Belfast Telegraph ]
Action Bronson - Live At Barfly, London [ Published Mar 28 2012 by ClashMusic.com ]
Alexei Sayle: why I love Polish cinema [ Published Mar 01 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]
Chortle comedy awards overlook women [ Published Feb 23 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]
Funny old game: the standup competition for ove... [ Published Feb 14 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]
Big Yin should deal with hecklers [ Published Feb 03 2012 by Telegraph ]
Tough act to follow: the rise of the comedian-t... [ Published Jan 23 2012 by Theatre blog \| guardian.co.uk ]

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Tough act to follow: the rise of the comedian-t... [ Published Jan 23 2012 by Theatre blog \| guardian.co.uk ] Standup legends Frank Skinner and Alexei Sayle are returning to their compering roots. But how do famously funny MCs avoid upstaging the acts they are introducing? The compere at a comedy gig is not usually the night's highlight, but this week that ...