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Russell must go towards the light not towards the darkness
Settled and in love ... Russell Brand says 'Katy makes me so happy' No regrets over Sachs RUSSELL Brand has no regrets about the Sachsgate scandal that saw him suspended by Radio 2. The comedian and fellow presenter JONATHAN ROSS , 49, left a sick message on the answerphone of Fawlty Towers star ANDREW SACHS , 79.
Russell Brand said the Sachsgate incident 'worked out really well'
Russell Brand has said he would have done nothing differently over the prank calls he and Jonathan Ross made to Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs - saying the scandal "worked out really well". Brand resigned from his Radio 2 show, which broadcast the lewd remarks made by Brand and Ross, and Ross was suspended for three months over the affair.
Comedy writers 'no longer taking risks'
Iannucci says some producers are "scared of crossing the line" "Jokes aren't true - they're lies they're exaggerations, they're distortion, they're imbalance, they're having a go, they're bullying, they're insulting," says The Thick of It creator Armando Iannucci "Of course the intention is to cause offence.
Prankster Sachs had own fawlt on the line
LEWD messages victim Andrew Sachs was once the perpetrator of an on-air prank call in Swansea which got so out of hand the police were called in, it has emerged.
I don't regret my sick call says Brand
COMEDIAN Russell Brand was condemned as 'arrogant' last night after he vowed he would never tone down his routine.
Hampstead charities boosted by Sachsgate cash
THE MARIE Curie Hospice in Hampstead has emerged as the shock benefactor of a prank phone call made to actor Andrew Sachs by Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand.
Crusaders' 1m help for hospice
A FAMILY plan to sue the NHS for sending a minibus instead of an ambulance when their dad was dying of a heart attack.
DAILY Star owner Richard Desmond is joined by stars including TV's Jon Culshaw and Andrew Sachs today as he reopens the Marie Curie Hospice, Hampstead, after a 3.8m revamp part funded by his supergroup the RD Crusaders.
Fawlty Towers: The Complete Collection Remastered
When Monty Python's John Cleese embarked on Fawlty Towers in 1975, fans of Python's surrealism were not particularly optimistic.
Vic Reeves: 'I didn't call Ross a bully'
Vic Reeves has denied branding Jonathan Ross a "bully" in the aftermath of the Manuelgate scandal.
Fawlty Towers: The Complete Collection Remastered
Article by Nick Venable : 2009-10-21 15:24:18 I can't possibly say anything about the legendary Fawlty Towers that hasn't been said before, so you're better off putting the DVD on and getting the news straight from the source.
We pick the five best episodes in the newly remastered 'Fawlty Towers' DVD collection.
FANS OF JOHN CLEESE'S dry British situational humor shouldn't need an excuse to rewatch any of the 12 outstanding episodes of " Fawlty Towers ," but this week's release of the " Remastered " set certainly provides one.
The Fawlty Towers cast Prunella Scales, John Cleese, Connie Booth and Andrew Sachs
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Celebrity dogs enjoy Norfolk hound cake
Louise Green with Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs and his two dogs Pepsi and Lizzie.
Artist - " Paul Karslake in the studio with burlesque performer Georgina Bailey
A Leigh art studio was packed with celebrities for the filming a television show.
Wossy To Return As Comedy Awards' Host
Jonathan Ross is to return as host of the British Comedy Awards, ITV has confirmed, after pulling out last year following the Sachsgate row.
Jonathan Ross should have been sacked says former BBC chairman
The BBC should have sacked Jonathan Ross over the Andrew Sachs affair, according to Sir Christopher Bland, the corporation's former chairman.
I am writing this wearing a fleece, thick socks and a hoodie, dressed for what's laughingly known as the British 'summer'. The recession might be forcing many of us to take 'staycations' in the UK, but our tourism industry is still suffering.
Jonathan Ross loses 540,000 listeners from his Radio 2 show in a year
Listeners are deserting Jonathan Ross's Radio 2 show in droves following the Andrew Sachs phone scandal.
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