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EDINBURGH FESTIVAL 2009
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ALAN CARR
to guest on 'Steve Wright In The Afternoon'
Alan Carr will be popping into Radio 2's - 'Steve Wright In The Afternoon' show on Friday (2pm-5.30pm), to talk about his new chat show - 'Chatty Man'.
Alan Carr Chatty Man - special guest Dawn French
Catch 'Alan Carr Chatty Man' this Sunday (5th July) on C4 at 10pm. It will be an all star line-up of Dawn French, David Walliams and Phil + Kirstie with music from La Roux
SHAPPI KHORSANDI & KEVIN BRIDGES
will be appearing as guests on C4's '8 Out Of 10 Cats', to be broadcast on Fri 17th July.
MICHAEL MCINTYRE
Top Gear
Join Michael McIntyre on BBC 2's -'Top Gear' this Sunday (5th July) as he talks about his BBC 1 series and Autumn arena tour.
Michael McIntyre to play extra dates in Manchester & Cardiff
Michael McIntyre is to play a 3rd night at the Manchester MEN on Wed 11th Nov - 8pm and a 5th night at the Cardiff CIA on Wed 18th Nov - 8pm. Tickets on sale now.
EDINBURGH PREVIEW SHOWS
Brendon Burns & Adam Hills
at the Tabard Theatre, Chiswick on Mon 6th July - 020 89956035
KEVIN BRIDGES
sells out Edinburgh in one week
Kevin Bridges new show 'An Hour to Sing For Your Soul' has sold out in one week after going on sale at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival due to his critically acclaimed appearance on BBC One's 'Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow'.
Extra shows have now been added to the run at the Pleasance on the following dates:
13th, 15th, 29th & 30th August
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SHAPPI KHORSANDI
new series on BBC Radio 4
'Shappi Talk' a new 4 part series by the comedian Shappi Khorsandi will be starting on BBC Radio 4 on Thurs 9th July at 6.30pm. Each show will be recorded in front of a live audience at
the Drill Hall in London and will deal with a different subjects each week. Special guests for the series include the following:
Thurs 9th July - 'Racism' with Felix Dexter & Meera Syal.
Thurs 16th July - 'Unconventional Parents' with Lenny Henry & John Gordillo.
Thurs 23rd July - 'Religion' with Ken Livingstone & Paul Sinha.
Thurs 30th July - 'Growing up' with Ava Vidal & Ben Okri
Shappi Khorsandi to appear on 'Friday Night With Jonathan Ross'
Catch Shappi Khorsandi this week on 'Friday Night With Jonathan Ross' (BBC 1 - 10.35pm) as she talks about her forthcoming book 'release - 'A Beginners Guide To Being English'. Others guest on the show include Blue, Tim Henman and music comes from Florence & The Machine
LEE EVANS
live on Channel 4
Channel 4 will be showing on Sat 27th June at 10pm a one hour cut down of the best selling DVD - 'Lee Evans - Wired & Wonderful - Live At Wembley' from 2002.
ALAN CARR
Alan Carr: Chatty Man tops rating slot on Sunday night
The new Channel 4 series of 'Alan Carr Chatty Man' opened with a rating of 2.1 million on Sunday 14th June at 10pm. This weeks guests include Jerry Springer, Martina Navratilova & The Blacked Eyed Peas.
Alan Carr to guest on 'This Morning' & 'Steve Wright In The Afternoon'
Alan Carr will be appearing on ITV 1's - 'This Morning' on Thurs 25th June at 10.30am to talk about his new chat show. He will also be appearing on Radio 2's - 'Steve Wright In The Afternoon' (2-5.30pm) the following Friday (1st July).
Alan Carr - number 3 bestseller
'Look Who It Is - Alan Carr' has entered the Sunday Times Paperback Bestseller charts at number 3 this week with 27,580 sales.
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EDINBURGH FESTIVAL
New names confirmed for Edinburgh Festival benefits
John Bishop, Mark Watson and Rhod Gilbert are now confirmed as guests for the 'Comedy Gala 2009' benefit in aid of Waverley Care (Festival Theatre - Mon 24th Aug - 7.30pm ) and the 'Ray Cowper Benefit' (Assembly Hall - Sun 23rd Aug- midnight) at this years Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Both shows will be hosted by Michael McIntyre.
MICHAEL MCINTYRE
Extra dates due to public demand
Extra dates have been announced for the Michael McIntyre UK Arena Tour at the following venues;
Wed 30th Sept - Wembley Arena (on sale Mon 15th June - 9am)
Wed 7th Oct - Birmingham NIA
Thurs 15th Oct - Bournemouth IC
Mon 19th Oct - Sheffield Arena
Wed 28th Oct - Newcastle Arena
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RICH HALL
to play Hammersmith Apollo
Rich Hall with special guests Otis Lee Crenshaw and his band the Honky Tonk Assholes will play the Hammersmith Apollo for one night only
on Friday 25th Sept - 8pm.
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The show will be recorded for DVD and released by Universal Pictures on Mon 23rd Nov.
Fans will get a full set from Rich Hall followed by the Perrier Award winning Otis Lee Crenshaw and his band.
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RICH HALL
Magnificent Bastards book release
Comic genius Rich Hall introduces a series of magnificent bastards and lost souls in this hilarious collection of tall tales.
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EDINBURGH PREVIEW SHOWS
An exclusive chance to see some of this year's brand new Edinburgh Shows in their formative stage at London's Leicester Square Theatre.
John Gordillo, one of the hits of last year's festival has a new show, F**konomics, based around the cost and consquences of sex for men. Wed 17th June 7.30pm.
Shappi Khorsandi's new show, The Distracted Activist, is on Wed 24th June at 10pm and Friday 3rd July at 7.30pm.
Jon Richardson is previewing his new show, This Guy at Night, on Mon 29th Jun at 7.30pm.
Marcus Brigstocke is running out his new show, God Collar, on Tue 30th June, Tue 21st July
Tickets £7.50 / £6
Box Office is 0844 847 2475
For the full line up please visit:
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MICHAEL MCINTYRE
Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow opens on BBC One with 5 million viewers
The new BBC One series - 'Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow' peaked at 5.2 million viewers on Sat 6th June beating all other channels at 9.30pm.
ALAN CARR
Bestseller Goes Paperback & Number 1
The Sunday Times top 10 best seller 'Alan Carr Look Who It Is! My Story' is released today on paperback. Heat Magazine has the book at number 1 with other charts to follow this weekend.
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MICHAEL MCINTYRE
'Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow' BBC 1
Catch 'Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow' on BBC 1 - Sat 6th June at 9.30pm for 6 weeks starting in Edinburgh at the Playhouse with special guests - Rhod Gilbert, Kevin Bridges, Mark Watson & Stewart Francis. The following 5 Saturdays see the show visiting Manchester Apollo (Jason Manford, John Bishop, Mick Ferry & Sarah Millican), Birmingham Hippodrome (Shappi Khorsandi, Tom Stade, Steve Hughes & Paul Tonkinson), Swansea Grand (Sean Lock, Steve Williams, Ava Vidal & Alun Cochrane), Belfast Waterfront Hall (Patrick Kielty, Neil Delamere, Jeff Green & Kerry Godliman) and Brighton Dome (Al Murray, Jon Richardson, Mickey Flannigan & Jo Caulfied).
JONATHAN ROSS
Jonathan Ross Paperback Goes Top 10 In Bestseller List
The paperback release of 'Jonathan Ross Why Do I Say These Things?' has gone top 10 in the Sunday Times Bestseller List and is currently at number 7 this week following the previous 2 weeks at number 5 and 6.
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SHAPPI KHORSANDI
book publication - 'A Beginner's Guide To Acting English'
Ebury Press will be publishing the long awaited book - 'A Beginner's Guide To Acting English' by Shappi Khorsandi on Thurs 2nd July, 2009. To purchase your early copy please go to + AMAZON.
MICHAEL MCINTYRE
to host a second show at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Michael McIntyre will be hosting a benefit in aid of the late Ray Cowper who worked as a sound technician at the Assembly Rooms and on tours with Off The Kerb Productions. Ray died tragically at the young age of 40, money from the event will go into a trust for his young daughter Danielle of 5 years to help pay for her education in New Zealand. Special guests confirmed so far include Rich Hall, Adam Hills, Shappi Khorsandi, Jon Richardson, Mike Wilmot and Kevin Bridges. Venue will be the Assembly Hall at midnight on Sun 23rd Aug + TICKETS
JONATHAN ROSS
Jonathan Ross most influential twitterer
in the world.
Jonathan Ross has just topped the Twitter index , beating
Barak Obama, Stephen Fry and Demi Moore to top the list of most influential twitterers in the world. This new research, from JCPR's
'Twitter index', calculated influence according to a variety of
factors
including the interest that their posts generated amongst their
readership
and their involvement with the Twitter community. If you want to
join in
the conversation, check twitter.com/Wossy.
Don't miss 'Going Out With Alan Carr' - BBC Radio 2
Alan Carr starts his weekly BBC Radio 2 show - 'Going Out With Alan Carr' this Sat (25th April) between 6pm - 8pm. Joining Alan each week to answer all your
emails and texts will will be his sidekick Emma Forbes. For more information regarding the show please go to bbc.co.uk/radio2/
Alan Carr DVD charts again
'Alan Carr - Tooth Fairy Live' re-enters the DVD Comedy Charts at number 4. The best selling stand-up DVD recorded at the world famous Hammersmith Apollo has now
sold over 460,000 copies since its original release in 2007.
MICHAEL MCINTYRE
to play Edinburgh Festival
Michael Mcintyre is to host the 'Comedy Gala 2009' in aid of Waverley Care at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre on Mon 24th Aug at 7.30pm.
Last year's charity event included performances by Jimeoin, Ed Byrne, Rich Hall, Adam Hills, Stephen K Amos and others
Tickets are available at www.eft.co.uk or 0131 529 6000. Book early as guaranteed to sell-out.
MICHAEL MCINTYRE
to release second stand-up DVD
Michael McIntyre will be releasing his second stand-up DVD - 'Michael McIntyre - Hello Wembley' on Mon 16th Nov via Universal Pictures/Open Mike Productions. The show will be recorded
live at London's world famous Wembley Arena on Fri 2nd & Sat 3rd Oct. This second DVD release follows Michael's debut number 1 best selling stand-up DVD - 'Michael McIntyre
Live & Laughing' which was has now sold over 600,000 copies.
MICHAEL MCINTYRE
extra nights at Wembley & 02
Michael McIntyre will be playing a 4th night at Wembley Arena on Thurs 1st Oct and a 3rd night at the 02 Arena on Tues 17th Nov due to outstanding public demand. Tickets go on sale at 9am on Fri 27th March (Wembley) & 12 noon on Sat 28th March (02).
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MICHAEL MCINTYE
Extra Nights Due To Public Demand
Michael McIntyre is to play extra nights in Bournemouth IC - Wed 14th Oct, Cardiff CIA - Mon 21st Sept, Nottingham Trent FM Arena - Fri 25th Sept, Birmingham NIA - Thurs 8th Oct, Sheffield Arena - Sun 18th Oct, Manchester MEN -
Tues 20th Oct, Glasgow SECC - Fri 23rd Oct & Brighton Centre - Sun 8th Nov
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MICHAEL MCINTYRE
Autumn Arena Tour 2009
Michael McIntyre will be playing the following Arenas this
Autumn:
Cardiff CIA - 21st / 22nd / 23rd Sept,
Nottingham Trent FM Arena - 25th / 26th Sept,
London Wembley Arena - 1st / 2nd / 3rd / 4th Oct,
Birmingham NIA - 8th / 9th Oct,
Bournemouth IC- 11th / 12th / 13th / 14th Oct,
Sheffield Arena - 17th / 18th Oct,
Manchester MEN - 20th / 21st Oct,
Glasgow SECC - 23rd / 24th Oct,
Aberdeen AECC - 26th Oct,
Newcastle Metro Radio Arena - 27th Oct,
Belfast Odyssey - 31st Oct,
London O2 Arena - 2nd / 3rd / 17th Nov,
Brighton Centre - 4th / 5th / 7th / 8th Nov.
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A new DVD will be recorded at Wembley Arena in early October
for 16th November release by Universal Pictures.
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ANDY PARSONS & RICH HALL / OTIS LEE CRENSHAW
DVDS
Andy Parsons & Rich Hall/Otis Lee Crenshaw to record new
DVDs for release this November by Universal Pictures. Both
shows will be recorded at a UK venue in September (venue tbc)
LEE EVANS & MICHAEL MCINTYRE
Top DVD Charts
Congratulations to Lee Evans and Michael McIntyre
for holding number 1 & 2 positions in the DVD Comedy Charts
since release in November. Sales figures for last week saw
'Lee
Evans - Big - Live At The 02' at number 1 with over 1,2
million sales and 'Michael
McIntyre Live & Laughing' at umber 2 with 600,000 sales.
Other OTKP artists doing well were 'Dara
O Briain Talks Funny Live In London' with over 120,000
sales and 'Sean
Lock Live' with 45,000 sales.
ALAN CARR
Autobiography book sales
Nearly 300,000 copies have sold since release last October of Alan's autobiography 'Look Who Its Alan Carr! My Story'.
Comedy Award
Congratulations to Alan Carr on winning 'Top Comedy TV Personality' at the British Comedy Awards.
MICHAEL MCINTYRE
"McIntyre's rise is unstoppable"
The Daily Telegraph
LEE EVANS AND OTK
See Lee on top of the O2 Arena - with a couple of the OTK crew!
+ LEE EVANS PHOTO EXCLUSIVE
JACK DEE
Lead Balloon - DVD release Series 2
JACK DEE's long awaited DVD for series 2 of Lead Balloon is now available. Catch series 3 on BBC 2 every Thursday at 10pm.
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RICH HALL
+ WATCH BBC INTERVIEW
BRENDON BURNS VS HECKLER
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IAN MOORE - ELEFEST - THE MUMPER
The Elefest is the annual Elephant and Castle Arts and Cultural Festival. The Mumper was voted the best film of 2008 by the audience in attendance. + WATCH IT HERE
JONATHAN ROSS
Jonathan and Stevie Wonder
exclusive photo
LATEST NEWS ON DVD & CD RELEASES
Michael McIntyre Live & Laughing (Universal Pictures/Open MIke Productions)
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Dara O Briain Talks Funny Live in London (Universal Pictures/Open Mike Productions)
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Sean Lock Live (Universal Pictures/Open Mike Productions)
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Brendon Burns So I Suppose This is Offensive Now (Universal Pictures/Open Mike Productions)
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Lee Evans - Big - UK Tour 2008 (Universal Pictures/Little Mo Films)
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Alan Carr's Now That's What I Call A Ding Dong (Universal Pictures/Open Mike Productions)
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Jeff Green - Personal From A To Z (Universal Pictures/Open Mike Productions)
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JON RICHARDSON
JON RICHARDSON is hosting the Sunday morning breakfast show on BBC6 Music. The 3 hour show is between 10am and 1pm and features special guests.
JON RICHARDSON
You can see JON RICHARDSON ’s sketch helping to raise awareness for global climate change here: +STANDUPTOCLIMATECHANGE.ORG
RICH HALL
Watch out for RICH HALL in a new Cillian Murphy and Sienna Miller movie Hippie Hippie Shake to be released later this year.
MARK LAMARR SHOW
Catch MARK LAMARR on Friday nights on BBC Radio 2, midnight until 3am.
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