Archive for June 26th, 2007

Funny or not? That is the question
Bowling Green News, OH - 2 hours ago
Other comedians, such as Carlos Mencia and Dave Chappelle, have also taken similar issues dealing with race, culture and gender to extremes,

Stage listings - San Francisco Bay Guardian

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Stage listings
San Francisco Bay Guardian, CA - 2 hours ago
"For Ladies Only: New Talent Competition Finals" Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Columbus; www.cobbscomedyclub.com, www.ticketweb.com. $10. Wed, 8pm.

Fellow Comedians Say Final Farewell To Bernie
Life Style Extra, UK - Jun 26, 2007
Manning, who died from a kidney condition, shot to fame on 1970s ITV programme The Comedians and was an established compere throughout his career.


BBC News
Fellow Comedians Say Final Farewell To Bernie
Life Style Extra, UK - 4 hours ago
Manning, who died from a kidney condition, shot to fame on 1970s ITV programme The Comedians and was an established compere throughout his career.
Final farewell to comic Manning BBC News
Stars remember Bernard Manning Channel 4 News
Manning pals' gags at funeral The Sun
Mirror.co.uk - Manchester Evening News
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Comedy king to tackle climate - The Sun

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Comedy king to tackle climate
The Sun, UK - 4 hours ago
THE man behind hits like Absolutely Fabulous and Fry and Laurie is quitting as the BBC’s Head of Comedy. Jon Plowman, who has won a stack of gongs including
BBC comedy head returns to programme making Digital Spy
BBC comedy chief quits Chortle
Head of comedy Plowman to leave BBC Stage
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Madeira Beach has a Comedy Hall of Fame!
Tampa Bay’s 10, FL - 5 hours ago
Martin and Lewis, Red Skelton and Charlie Chaplin are just some of the 400 comedians featured in the comedy shrine. Pictures cover walls, memorabilia sit in

BBC Comedy Chief Steps Down
World Screen News, NY - 7 hours ago
LONDON, June 26: The BBC’s head of comedy, Jon Plowman, will step down later this year in order to return to making shows for the broadcaster.

Mort Sahl, the Angry Young Comic, at 80
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 10 hours ago
Soon after college he began writing jokes for comedians, eventually taking to the stage himself. "The comedians were so dumb they never understood the

Comedy has lessons for business, Bizdom U trainer says
Crain’s Detroit Business, MI - 10 hours ago
By Sheena Harrison Small businesses can learn valuable lessons from improvisational comedy, said Dan Izzo, training leader for Bizdom U. During a speech at

`Gone Missing' Celebrates Lost Objects
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 11 hours ago
By PETER SANTILLI, AP Writer So begins the appropriately titled "Gone Missing," a lighthearted and experimental comedy that opened this week at