Wed 28 September 2011
White truck dude
America set to remake White Van Man
28/09/2011 … BBC Three sitcom White Van Man is set to be remade for an American network.
Adam Bloom etc at Ginglik
28/09/2011 … These days, you have to spend a little more than a penny to get into Ginglik – the bar that used to be the public toilets on Shepherds Bush Green – but it’s…
Tue 27 September 2011
Now that's monkey business...
Venue dumps comedy club – then asks rivals to take over
27/09/2011 … A comedy promoter is furious after being pub bosses turfed him out of his home of almost six years – then immediately approached rival bookers to take over the…
The Book That’s More Than Just A Book Book by Peter Kay
27/09/2011 … There are absolutely no surprises in Peter Kay’s Christmas tour tie-in, which itself is no surprise.
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Sitcom master David Croft dies
Writer of Dad's Army and Allo Allo
27/09/2011 … David Croft, co-creator of a string of classic sitcoms including Dad’s Army and 'Allo 'Allo and has died at the age of 89.
What my Madelaine McCann joke taught me about comedy
27/09/2011 … A few years ago, I used to have a joke that went like this: 'You know when you've got something you desperately don't want to lose, you put it somewhere safe.