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LONDON, Wednesday 2nd June 2010: Comedy giant Jongleurs today announced that it is investing a further £2m into its comedy and entertainment offering in 2010, with plans to launch nine new clubs nationwide later this year.

Jongleurs investment arrives at a time the UK is enjoying a comedy boom with arena tours selling out and stand up comedy DVD sales toppling Hollywood blockbusters at Christmas.

The new launch, a franchise agreement with Momo Leisure Ltd, will see new clubs open in Cambridge, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield and Newcastle to add to an already successful Nottingham launch in April.

The Nottingham site has re-established comedy back in the heart of the City to great customer reaction. Shows are already extremely busy with customers saying how delighted they are that the Jongleurs brand is back. The new look Jongleurs is quickly developing a reputation for great service, good food and of course a first class comedy experience.

Momo Leisure was founded in 2009 by David Elphick, Head of Training at Poppleston Allen and Jez King, a former Regent Inns Executive and Divisional MD at Laurel. The pair has put together a strong management team who are very experienced in the comedy market.

Further expansion plans are already underway with Novus Leisure Ltd, which opened the flagship joint venture at Sway in Covent Garden on 15th May 2010, with plans to open new clubs in Portsmouth, Croydon, Glasgow and Leeds.

Jongluers@Sway has been selling out a new premium comedy offering, Jongleurs Posh, a £40 ticket that includes a three course dinner, four stand up acts and table service, suggesting that comedy is one of the most recession-proof of all industries.

John Davy, Jongleurs co-owner, said “Jongleurs is synonymous with great comedy and a fantastic all round night out and this fresh investment will help bring our unique offering to even more customers and new audiences. The appetite for a complete comedy and entertainment experience is stronger than ever and we are experiencing unprecedented demand from corporate and larger group bookings in particular who are looking for an entertainment one-stop-shop.”

Maria Kempinska, Jongleurs founder and co-owner, said “For 27 years Jongleurs has been a driving force in British stand up comedy, innovating the comedy experience in terms of acts, environment and approach. It seems people want to laugh and be entertained in times of recession and Jongleurs is focussed on meeting that need.”

By the end of 2010 there will be eleven Jongleurs clubs around the UK in total, with plans to continue to roll out in 2011.

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In addition to the exclusive Monty Python script, attendees will have the opportunity to bid for a number of other unique lots, including the chance to sit in the famous Have I Got News for You hosts chair and present a round of HIGNFY with Ian Hislop and Paul Merton, plus a vasectomy for one romantic yet responsible gentleman!

The Great British Comedy Event will be celebrating three of Britain’s greatest comedy franchises in the presence of their stars; Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, Ian Hislop and Paul Merton of Have I Got News For You, Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin of Monty Python. In addition, the evening will feature performances from the celebrated artists.

The star studded Great British Movie Event, which took place in 2008, raised over £400,000 for the National Film and Television School and attracted a host of famous faces such as Daniel Craig, Hugh Grant, Robbie Coltrane, Honor Blackman, Anne Robinson, Rowan Atkinson and Alan Rickman, to name but a few.

Daniel Craig and Hugh Grant used their charms on Barbara Broccoli as she won a kiss from the stars for the bargain price of £19,000. Craig and Grant also fought for a selection of Harry Potter memorabilia, which Daniel Craig eventually won for £18,000 at the 2008 event.

Hosted by Alexander Armstrong, this years Great British Comedy Event in support of the National Film and Television School will also feature a main auction conducted by Lord Dalmeny of Sotheby’s. All funds raised at the auction will support the National Film and Television School’s capital development plans, the curriculum and scholarships for students at the school.

Tim Bevan of Working Title, Barbara Broccoli, Michael Hamlyn, producer of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Simon Oakes of Hammer Films and Tim Hincks of Endemol are just a few of the other guests set to attend this year’s event. Only people who attend the Great British Comedy Event will be able to bid for the auction.

The Great British Comedy Event will take place on Tuesday 8th June from 7pm at Old Billingsgate. To book a table please email gala@nfts.co.uk

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Still marooned in suburbia, The Inbetweeners follows four friends as they navigate the minefield of year thirteen with their hormones running riot.

The original cast of Simon Bird (Will), James Buckley (Jay), Blake Harrison (Neil) and Joe Thomas (Simon) all return in a brand new 6 x 30 minute series which will be broadcast later this year. The series also sees the return of Greg Davies (Mr. Gilbert), Emily Head (Carli) and Emily Atack (Charlotte).

Written and executive produced by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris for Bwark Productions, the show has already landed an impressive array of awards including; British Comedy Awards, an RTS award for writing, a Broadcast Award, a TV Quick & TV Choice Award, an NME Award and nominations for both BAFTA and The National Television Awards.

The series is commissioned by Head of Comedy at C4, Shane Allen, co-executive produced by Caroline Leddy, produced by Christopher Young and directed by Ben Palmer.

On the new series, Shane Allen says: “The Inbetweeners series have gone from strength to strength and the scripts for series 3 are masterpieces of teenage excruciation. New lows have been plumbed in brilliantly inventive ways”.

Work continues on a feature length production of The Inbetweeners and a US version of the show is in the pipeline.

Independent production company Bwark Productions was founded in 2005 by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris. Bwark’s credits include Free Agents (Channel 4), Angelo’s (Five), The Persuasionists (BBC Two) and several Jimmy Carr live stand up DVDs.

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Renowned for ‘the slag of all snacks’ campaign for Pot Noodle, Jonathan Thake draws on his experience in the fast paced world of advertising for this six part series.

The sitcom focuses on the lives of five overpaid and underworked employees at fictional advertising agency HHH&H.

The series stars Adam Buxton, (6Music’s – Adam & Joe, Hot Fuzz, Randall & Hopkirk Deceased), Iain Lee (11 O’clock Show, Absolute Radio), Simon Farnaby (Bunny and the Bull, Jam & Jerusalem), Daisy Haggard (Psychoville, Ashes to Ashes) and brilliant stand-up comedian Jarred Christmas.

The uncontrollable urge-bag Keaton (Simon Farnaby) peruses the workplace for new conquests – everyone he hasn’t already had. Billy (Iain Lee), the intelligent underachiever, indulges in his role as the office menace. Spoilt neurotic Emma (Daisy Haggard) would like to break the glass ceiling, but only if it doesn’t damage her lovely hair. Boss Clive (Jarred Christmas), the most Australian man on the planet, exults in his position as the resplendently ridiculous manager. The hopeless, witless and feckless Greg (Adam Buxton) is the eager Account Director desperately aspiring to be as ambitious and amoral as his colleagues.

Over the course of the series viewers will witness the five advertising degenerates battle their way through a variety of scenarios from having to sell a brown smelly ‘cockney cheese’ for disillusioned, aggressive and frightening cockney client, Jim (Lee Ross – The Catherine Tate Show, Eastenders, Secrets & Lies and Press Gang). Issues of beauty are tackled in episode two, as Emma becomes the ‘Head of Handsomeness’ and creates the ‘corridor of beauty’, placing the uglier colleagues in the boiler room. Later in the series Keaton, the Head of Global, becomes impotent as he learns that women are “somehow human too”. Keaton and Billy engage on a war of being impractical and battle it out to prove they are not mature and sensible. Emma embraces the new ‘Diet Stuff’ drink a little too enthusiastically and begins protesting against obesity. Billy experiences the frustration of writer’s block and Keaton sets out to steal his colleagues’ happiness.

Script edited by Andrew Collins (Not Going Out), The Persuasionists follows the underworked and overpaid agency staff who spend all day trying to persuade you to buy things you don’t want with money you don’t have.

Cheryl Taylor, BBC Controller of Comedy Commissioning, said: “As a big fan of inventive comedy characters I’m thrilled to see the bizarre world and twisted logic of the The Persuasionists coming to BBC TWO.”

The series is produced by Bwark, the makers of The Inbetweeners, Angelo’s and Free Agents. The Executive Producers are Simon Wilson for the BBC and Iain Morris and Damon Beesley for Bwark. Directed by Tristram Shapeero (Reggie Perrin, Peep Show) and produced by Jon Rolph (Taking The Flak).

The Persuasionists, 10pm, Wednesday 13th January, BBC TWO

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Shortly after the move he receives a panicked phone call from Jedidiah (Owen Wilson) who is fighting for his life in the Smithsonian archives against some of history’s most notorious villains. Larry makes an 11th hour dash to the museum to save his pals from infamous crooks; including Pharaoh Kahmunrah, Al Capone, Ivan the Terrible and Napolean, and prevent them from using the tablet of Ahkmenrah for their own criminal gains.

Filled with witty one-liners and edge-of-your-seat action, Night at the Museum 2 features all the original cast members including; Brit favourites Ricky Gervais and Steve Coogan and is this year’s must-have family movie.

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Featuring 90 minutes of fresh material that’s just too rude for television, the new title will see Jimmy Carr at his best; creasing up the nation with relentless one liners and putting down brave hecklers with equal panache. Filmed earlier this year at the Bloomsbury Theatre during his latest tour, the DVD will also feature never-been-seen-before DVD extras including Jimmy’s Twitter Diary, a Comedy Central Special and bonus stand up material.

Still holding the crown for the hardest working man in comedy after performing to 300,000 people this year during his Joke Technician tour, Jimmy will celebrate his millionth tour ticket sold this autumn.

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It’s all change for Betty, but if she thought being an assistant was tough, wait until she becomes an editor…Packed full of exclusive extras including a ‘Going home to New York City’ featurette, ‘Betty Bloops’ and a hilarious deleted scene, this year’s must-have accessory Ugly Betty Season Three is the ultimate high octane fashion comedy and a must-have for all fans.

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The Complete Fifth Season propels audiences five years into the future of white-picketed Wisteria and picks up from the dramatic climax of season four that left fans on tenterhooks. Why does Susan (Teri Hatcher) have a new man in her life? Why has Gabrielle (Eva Longoria Parker) let her looks go? And is trouble-making temptress Edie (Nicolette Sheridan) on a path towards self destruction? With the behaviour more outlandish than ever, secrets being spilt in sensational fashion and lashings of suburban suspense, your favourite housewives are back with a bang for their fifth season.

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