Brydon pilots new BBC Two show
Format promises stand-up and sketches
03/12/2009 … BBC Two is piloting a new entertainment vehicle for Rob Brydon.
Thu 03 December 2009
TV is running scared of edgy comedy
03/12/2009 … Television chiefs are shunning controversial comedy in the wake of the ‘Sachsgate’ backlash, the BBC’s head of comedy has admitted.
New sitcom for Simon Bird
E4 series about a Jewish family
03/12/2009 … Inbetweeners actor Simon Bird is to star in a new E4 sitcom about a Jewish family.
BBC Two show for Amos
Six-part sketch and stand-up series
03/12/2009 … Stephen K Amos has landed his own six-part BBC Two show.
Topping & Butch: Sex, Drugs & Harriet Harman
03/12/2009 … Cheekily camp Topping and Butch have such innate warmth and charm that they could be Morecambe and Wise on Poppers… even if they’ve yet to find their Eddie Braben…
Wed 02 December 2009
Bafta adds another comedy prize
Awards for best male and best female
02/12/2009 … An extra Bafta will be given out for comedy performances next year.
Win Armstrong & Miller DVDs
02/12/2009 … The second series of Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller’s Bafta-nominated sketch show is out now on DVD – and we have six copies to give away.