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Armstrong apologises for Direct Line adverts

Cyclical funnyman Alexander Armstrong has finally come clean, and apologised for his role in a series of Direct Line commercials. In a lengthy interview, Armstrong said he ‘didn’t feel guilty’ about promoting the RBS-owned business, and had been Direct Lining for ‘months, maybe years’. But like legendary Direct Liners before him including Stephen Fry and Paul Merton, Alexander felt under pressure to ‘earn, at all costs.’

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Posted: Jan 19th, 2013
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Mitchell and Coren admit they tried announcing engagement ‘for months’

‘We first announced it with a double page heiroglyphic spread in the Christmas edition of Barker’s Confundulum. I know we’re not exactly Posh and Becks but we were disappointed not to get even one congratulatory sonnet,’ he said.

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Posted: Mar 22nd, 2012
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Voiceover crisis for Radio 4 as Martin Jarvis goes into administration

Radio 4 is ‘in crisis’ as its ubiquitous voiceover supremo Martin Jarvis calls in the administrators owing to lack of work.

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Posted: Mar 26th, 2010
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Popular new comic David Mitchell must make a buttock-clenchingly awful British film soon, says convention

still considering script for 'Four funnels and some bedding'‘I really think he’s ready to take this step up.’

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Posted: Oct 11th, 2009
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