MP: Mock The Week proves BBC is sexist
Fewer than 1 in 10 panelists are female
31/01/2012 … Tory MP Nadine Dorries has cited Mock The Week’s male bias as part of her ongoing campaign against sexism in the BBC.
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Back from the dead...
Louis CK's sitcom to be made – 13 years after he wrote it
30/01/2012 … A sitcom written by stand-up Louis CK has been commissioned – 13 years after he came up with the idea.
C4 drops Frankie Boyle chat show
'Wogan with paedo jokes' won't make it to air
30/01/2012 … Channel 4 has dodged almost certain controversy by dropping Frankie Boyle’s planned new talk show.
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30/01/2012 … TERRY ALDERTON has been named best international guest at the New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards for the second year.
Naty 2012 final
30/01/2012 … Formerly held at the Hackney Empire, the Natys [New Act of The Year] have a reputation for providing the most eclectic final… and the most patience-sappingly long…