Alan Carr's anger at Lily Allen
08/07/2010 … Alan Carr has railed against Lily Allen after she dropped out of his chat show with just two hours' notice.
Thu 08 July 2010
Coogan does Chekhov
with Johnny Vegas, Julian Barratt and more
08/07/2010 … Steve Coogan, Johnny Vegas, Julian Barratt and Mat Horne are to film a series of Anton Chekhov plays to mark the 150th anniversary of the Russian playwright’s…
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Bishop's iPhone app moves to TV
08/07/2010 … An iPhone app of stand-up John Bishop’s analysis of the World Cup has been turned into an ITV show.
Wed 07 July 2010
Frank's push for No 1 is on
Guess Who's Been On MOTD? released
07/07/2010 … Frank Sidebottom’s song Guess Who’s Been On Match Of The Day has been released for a posthumous push at the No 1 slot.
Al Murray pilots new ITV show
Putting the Al in 'topic-Al comedy'
07/07/2010 … Al Murray is working on a new topical comedy show for ITV.
Comedy Central launches DVD label
With Stewart Lee & Jim Jefferies
07/07/2010 … The Comedy Central TV channel is launching its own DVD label in the UK.
© C4 'Sketch shows aren't dead'
David Mitchell defends the genre
07/07/2010 … David Mitchell has spoken up for the sketch show against claims that it’s a tired format.
It's tough for everyone, not just working-class comics
Matt Price rebuts the idea of a class bias in comedy
07/07/2010 … I was initially sympathetic when I read Chris McGlade's Chortle Correspondents piece yesterday about class in comedy.