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Man behind Frank Sidebottom faces pauper's funeral
The comic genius behind Mancunian legend Frank Sidebottom is facing a pauper's funeral after dying virtually penniless.
Paul Britton, Manchester Evening News, 23rd June 2010Frank Sidebottom's gone. I can barely believe it
I'd loved Chris Sievey's papier-mache-headed creation since I was a teenager and playing alongside him was, like so much in Frank Sidebottom's world, 'fantastic'.
Rhodri Marsden, The Guardian, 22nd June 2010Twitter and Facebook campaigns to make Sidebottom No1
Twitter and Facebook campaigns have been launched to make Frank Sidebottom's World Cup 2010 song Three Shirts On My Line No1, to mark the death of creator Chris Sievey.
Metro, 22nd June 2010Creator of Frank Sidebottom, Chris Sievey, dies
The man who played comedian, musician and North West showbiz legend Frank Sidebottom has died.
BBC News, 21st June 2010Eric Idle - Mr Bright Side
The former Python talks about Spamalot, Life of Brian as an opera and whether the old team will be getting back together.
David Hayles, The Times, 12th June 2010Audio: Inside Private Eye
As the extraordinary election campaign unfolds, the Today programme has been given an exclusive insight into the the country's leading satirical magazine Private Eye to see how it is covering the campaign and coping with Clegg mania.
Andrew Hosken, Today Programme, 29th April 2010A Brit on the side: Why US comic Hicks felt home in UK
Bill Hicks is a byword for acerbic brilliance in the UK - but he couldn't buy a laugh in his native America. On the eve of a new documentary about the maverick comedian, Peter Watts asks: what makes us love him so?
Peter Watts, The Independent, 25th April 2010Frank Skinner finds the funny side to political debate
Topical chat on TV is all the rage at the moment. Frank Skinner tells Benji Wilson why he's adding his pennyworth.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 15th April 2010A peek inside the late Frankie Howerd's home
Perhaps it is the pink walls and the kitsch interior. Or maybe it is because it remains trapped in a timewarp. Whatever the reason, the home of comic legend Frankie Howerd is still up for sale nearly two years on - and has been reduced to almost half the original asking price. Fans of the camp Carry On star can pick up his Somerset country estate for £450,000.
Daily Mail, 29th March 2010Chubby Brown cleared of hitting woman on Teesside
Comedian Roy "Chubby" Brown has been cleared of assaulting a woman in a Teesside supermarket car park.
BBC News, 16th March 2010