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Garry Lee is a freelance writer and musician from Scotland. For more information, you can visit his personal website at: www.garryjlee.co.uk

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Gaffigan's New Stand-Up Special: An Endorsement of the 'Louis CK Model' of Distribution

(0) Comments | Posted 17 February 2012 | (12:15)

Somewhat inspired by the actions of Louis CK, Jim Gaffigan is planning to release his next stand-up special through his personal website for the price of $5. Similarly, proceeds from the sale will go to charity, in this case, The Bob Woodruff Foundation, a non-profit supporting injured service...

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Netflix: 'Please Don't Assume That British People are Interested in British Television'

(8) Comments | Posted 6 February 2012 | (23:08)



As a long-time Lovefilm user and all-round appreciator of strictly legal methods of acquiring television content (that's my story and I'm sticking to it), I opted to trial the latest rival streaming service Netflix when it launched last month in the UK.



I was pleased to see...

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Mock the Week: 'Sexist' or Simply Lacking Female Appeal?

(13) Comments | Posted 5 February 2012 | (23:00)

Flagship BBC comedy show Mock the Week has come under fire from Tory MP Nadine Dorries for featuring few female guests.

Comedy website Chortle backed up this claim with figures showing that only 45 panelists (9.7%) of the past nine seasons have been female.

 Although...

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Why Hasn't There Been a Successful Political Video Game?

(0) Comments | Posted 30 November 2011 | (16:55)

Those who share an interest in politics and video games appear to inhabit the exclusive centre of a venn diagram.

Of course, politicians have featured as bonus characters in video games like NBA Jam (John McCain, Hilary Clinton, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, etc) and in the less-well known

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