Fri 17 June 2011
Loneliness of watching yourself on a sex show
17/06/2011 … Simon Pegg couldn’t trust himself to write his autobiography Nerd Do Well unsupervised – so had to lock himself away in an office next to his editor, who could…
One Night Stand returns
17/06/2011 … Digital channel Dave has ordered a new series of its stand-up show One Night Stand.
Frank Skinner's brought to book
Newspaper columns to be published
17/06/2011 … Frank Skinner’s newspaper columns are to be compiled into a new book, to be released this autumn.
BBC New Comedy Award: Meet the finalists
Radio 2 competition reaches climax
17/06/2011 … It's the final of the newly-revived BBC New Comedy Award tomorrow, going out live on Radio 2 from 7pm.
Psychoville wasn't in a League of its own
The creators are cursed by their history, says Andy Murray
17/06/2011 … The second series of Psychoville has just finished its run on BBC Two.
Radio 2 salutes the women of comedy
Barbara Windsor fronts new series
17/06/2011 … Barbara Windsor is to pay tribute to celebrated female comedians in a six-part Radio 2 series.