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Stand-up comic Brian Regan has built a career out of universal appeal, but the "everyman" comic still gets mistaken for Jim Gaffigan (and whoever does a joke about boullouin cubes) when he's out with his daughter in public.

But that's just one of the tidbits Regan shared with me over the phone ahead of his appearance on A Garden Of Laughs, a benefit show at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 26. where Regan will perform alongside Adam Ferrara, Darrell Hammond, Robert Klein, Brian Regan, Ray Romano and Wanda Sykes to raise money for children in need. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com.

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Former Brookside star Brian Regan has been cleared of a gangland murder. The 54-year-old was however jailed for four years and ten months for his role in the shooting of 44-year-old nightclub doorman Bahman Faraji. Regan, who drove the getaway car, was convicted for two counts of perverting the course of justice by lying to police and disposing of a pair of gloves he wore on the night of the killing. Sent to prison on January 25, judge Nicola Davies has only now disclosed (more)...

British actor Brian Regan has been jailed for almost five years for lying to cops over the murder of a nightclub doorman.

Regan, who had a longrunning role in popular U.K. drama series Brookside, drove a gunman to and from the location of the hit in Liverpool, north England in February last year.

He later told police he was with his partner at the time of the incident, and was subsequently charged with murder and perverting the course of justice.

Regan was cleared of murder earlier this year when a jury accepted he did not know the man in his car on the night of the killing was a hitman armed with a shotgun.

But he was found guilty of perverting justice by lying about his whereabouts and disposing of a pair of gloves he had been wearing that night.

Regan was caged for four years and 10 months in January but the sentence was only made public on Thursday following the conclusion of the trial of his co-accused.

Brian Regan was part of a gang who murdered nightclub doorman Bahman Faraji, a courtroom has heard. The former Brookside actor was charged with murder in April, along with three other men who were allegedly involved in the incident. All four men deny murder. Regan was accused of being the getaway driver in the crime, where Faraji was killed with a shotgun outside The Belgrave Pub, Liverpool in February. The 53-year-old went on trial today at Liverpool Crown Court, along with the alleged gunman Edward Heffey, 41, as well as Lee Dodson, 42, and Simon Smart, 33. Prosecutor Brian Cummings said that Fajari was "lured to his death" before being killed by a "shortened double barrelled shotgun". Cummings said: "The prosecution (more)...

Former Brookside actor Brian Regan has appeared in court charged with murder. The 53-year-old, who played Terry Sullivan on the Channel 4 soap between 1982 and 1997, appeared via video link at Liverpool Crown Court yesterday alongside two co-defendants, 40-year old Edward Heffey of Beloe Street, Dingle and 42-year-old Lee Dodson of Logfield Drive, Garston. The trio are accused of the murder of nightclub doorman Bahman Faraji. The 44-year-old (more)...

Former Brookside actor Brian Regan has appeared in court charged with murder. The 53-year-old, who played Terry Sullivan on the Channel 4 soap between 1982 and 1997, appeared via video link at Liverpool Crown Court yesterday alongside two co-defendants, 40-year old Edward Heffey of Beloe Street, Dingle and 42-year-old Lee Dodson of Logfield Drive, Garston. The trio are accused of the murder of nightclub doorman Bahman Faraji. The 44-year-old (more)...

Former Brookside star Brian Regan has been charged with murder. The 52-year-old actor of St Mary's Road, Garston - who played Terry Sullivan in the Channel 4 soap from 1982 to 1997 - has been accused of shooting Bahman Faraji, 44, outside a pub on February 24, BBC News reports. Regan was previously arrested by the police on Tuesday over the incident. Another man, Lee Dodson, 42, of Logfield Drive, Garston, has also been (more)...

British actor Brian Regan has been charged with murder after a nightclub doorman was gunned down in Liverpool, England. Regan, 53, who had a long-running role in hit drama series "Brookside", is accused of shooting Bahman Faraji outside a bar in the city in February.

The actor, who is also charged with perverting the course of justice, appeared at a magistrates court in Liverpool on Wednesday, April 13, alongside his co-accused, Lee Dodson. He was remanded in custody and is due back in court on April 18.

Wearing a navy jacket, blue jumper and jeans, Regan appeared unshaven and handcuffed. It was reported that he spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth. A third accused, Edward Heffey, who has been charged with murder earlier this month, is also expected to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on the same day.

British actor Brian Regan has been charged with murder after a nightclub doorman was gunned down in Liverpool, England.

Regan, 53, who had a longrunning role in hit drama series Brookside, is accused of shooting Bahman Faraji outside a bar in the city in February.

The actor, who is also charged with perverting the course of justice, appeared at a magistrates court in Liverpool on Wednesday alongside his co-accused, Lee Dodson.

He was remanded in custody and is due back in court next week (beg18Apr11).