Mon 12 October 2009
In a sniper's sights...
Extracts from Frankie Boyle's autobiography
12/10/2009 … It was during teacher training that I finally started doing comedy, aged 23.
Amstell to star in new sitcom
Simon co-wrote autobiographical series
12/10/2009 … BBC Two has commissioned a new sitcom from Simon Amstell.
Morecambe and Wise almost split
12/10/2009 … Ernie Wise wanted to break up his partnership with Eric Morecambe before they hit the big time, fearing their act had lost its ‘zip’, a newly discovered letter…
Sun 11 October 2009
BBC plans Dirk Gently TV series
Adams adaptation in development
11/10/2009 … The BBC is developing a TV comedy-drama based on Douglas Adams’s Dirk Gently detective novels.
Kenneth Williams honoured
11/10/2009 … A blue plaque has been unveiled at the site of the London barber shop where Kenneth Williams one.
Bruce's daughter sells memorabilia
Charity auction begins on his birthday
11/10/2009 … Lenny Bruce’s daughter Kitty is auctioning off some of her father’s memorabilia to help set up a home for women with drugs and alcohol problems.
Best of which fest?
Brighton TV showcase has few links to festival
11/10/2009 … Channel 4 is to film a ‘best of the Brighton Comedy Festival’ stand-up showcase – but it won’t be taped in the city.