Little Britain, big profits
Matt & David swell BBC coffers
28/06/2006 … Little Britain spin-offs have helped the BBC’s commercial arm boost its profiles by 62 per cent in on year.
Wed 28 June 2006
Tue 27 June 2006
Goodnight, Seattle
27/06/2006 … The Jack Russell terrier who played Eddie in Frasier has died in California at the age of 16.
ITV's double deal
Gervais, Murray sign for prime-time
27/06/2006 … Ricky Gervais and Al Murray have signed deals for prime-time ITV comedies.
Eddie needs you
Judges needed for revamped Perrier
27/06/2006 … The new successor to the Perrier award is looking for comedy fans to join the panel.
Sat 24 June 2006
Playing with the big boys
'Big Cook' comics move to adult TV
24/06/2006 … Big Cook Little Cook stars Dan Wright and Steve Marsh – who perform on the comedy circuit as Electric Forecast – are to venture into adult programmes.
We love Spam a lot
24/06/2006 … Monty Python’s Spamalot has extended its run by four weeks – even though it isn’t due to open in the West End until October.
The pod squad
Baddiel and Skinner run extended
24/06/2006 … David Baddiel and Frank Skinner have been commissioned to make more World Cup for the Times Online.