Chat's all folks! Carr confirms end of Chatty Man
'I can't compete with Graham Norton'
09/10/2016 … Alan Carr has confirmed Chatty Man has come to an end after eight years and 16 series.
Sun 09 October 2016
Sat 08 October 2016
Mixed fortunes for Still Game's return
A ratings smash in Scotland - less so elsewhere
08/10/2016 … The return of Still Game has notched up a record audience in Scotland - but performed less well south of the border.
© BBC Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2016
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Glee, Birmingham
08/10/2016 … Once they had all performed, it was clear that that Birmingham Comedy Festival’s Breaking Talent Award was a two-horse race.
© Andy Hollingworth BBC commissions Bill Bailey sitcom
Pilot for comedy set in wildlife park
08/10/2016 … The BBC has commissioned a pilot of a new Bill Bailey sitcom based in a wildlife park.
Russell Brand to write a book on addiction
08/10/2016 … Russell Brand is to write a book about addiction.
Fri 07 October 2016
BBC One signs Ivan Brackenbury
Full series of Hospital People ordered
07/10/2016 … Inept hospital DJ Ivan Brackenbury has been given his own BBC One series, following a successful pilot.
