Pharmalot (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Rahm Emanuel, an Illinois Democrat, warned advertising industry leaders that the business-tax deduction for DTC spending could be taken away in 2009 tax legislation, according to DTC Perspectives. In a recent meeting with the government affairs committee of the American Association of Advertising Agencies, at the newsletter writes that Emanuel apparently presented two options for [...]
Around the Oval (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
I'll have some more later today, but for now, I just wanted to make sure you saw this from the Ozone's Jim Davidson: It's good to have him back.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
He mocks people with funny foreign accents and gets his best laughs by portraying a mock gangster rapper from Staines and an unworldly Eurasion newshound. His fans would say he's a lot more sophisticated than the club comics from the 1970s, and yet, the latest stunt from the publicity-alert Sacha Baron Cohen would probably be strong meat even for the likes of Jim Davidson.
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
THIS wizardry lark, it's not all fun and games, you know.
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
On being a stand-up, he said: “It was the best job in the world for an alcoholic show-off”.
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
IF you caught Jim Davidson in conversation with Piers Morgan earlier in the week, you'll have been reminded that comedy is a very risky business and your material can, as Jim knows to his cost, land you in all sorts of trouble. Yet there are plenty of modern comics who do risky stuff and somehow get away with it. RICKY GERVAIS: FAME neatly illustrates the point. During a delightful hour of stand-up,...
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
IF you caught Jim Davidson in conversation with Piers Morgan earlier in the week, you'll have been reminded that comedy is a very risky business and your material can, as Jim knows to his cost, land you in all sorts of trouble. Yet there are plenty of modern comics who do risky stuff and somehow get away with it. RICKY GERVAIS: FAME neatly illustrates the point. During a delightful hour of stand-up,...
Times of India (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
Revealed! The funniest one-liners from stars on love, romance and sex...
PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
A comedian who was caused a scandal when he used homophobic language on a reality TV show has attempted to defend himself.
Express & Star (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
He has described the Wolverhampton Civic as his “favourite gig of the tour” and comedian Jim … [visit site to read more]
The Guardian - TV & Radio blog (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
In The Dark Side of Fame, Jim Davidson ably demonstrated why he slid out of the limelight in the first place
The Sun (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
COMIC Jim Davidson tells Piers Morgan he is selfish and 'used people as pawns'
The Daily Reckoning Australia (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Your editor celebrated his 60th birthday on Saturday night. Elizabeth recorded the occasion in a letter to our daughter, now in Hollywood, awaiting her big break... Read on...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
DIAMOND miner Petra Diamonds has agreed to buy 75% of Tanzania's Williamson mine for $10m from De Beers Group and budgeted $28m to expand the operation in the next two years.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
MIAMI, FLORIDA (MARKET WIRE) Farelogix today announced it has signed a multi-year distribution agreement with Air Canada. In working together, Air Canada content - including a-la-carte fare products, product attributes and Flight Passes - will be available to users of the Farelogix FLX Platform through a direct connect with Air Canada's next generation AC2U platform.
