King of the cattle
Rich Hall lands new BBC4 series
11/05/2005 … Rich Hall has landed a new BBC Four series.
Wed 11 May 2005
Mon 09 May 2005
Be a laughing stock
BBC New Comedy contest launched
09/05/2005 … The BBC has launched its annual hunt for the best new stand-up talent.
Hill be back
09/05/2005 … Harry Hill’s TV Burp has been recommissioned for a fifth series.
Mourning the sitcom
C4 to examine the death of a genre
09/05/2005 … Former ITV executive David Liddiment is to front a 90-minute Channel 4 documentary examining the crisis in sitcoms.
Jerry cleared
TV watchdogs reject 16,000 complaints
09/05/2005 … Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has published its ruling on the controversial TV screening of Jerry Springer: The Opera – and found in favour of the BBC.
Sun 08 May 2005
Comedy gold
Brits sweep the Rose d'Or board
08/05/2005 … British comedies have swept the board at the prestigious Rose d'Or international television festival.
Sat 07 May 2005
Men on the moon
07/05/2005 … Steve Coogan and Armando Iannucci are planning a futuristic sitcom set on a British moon base.
Fri 06 May 2005
I hate Spam, a lot
06/05/2005 … Former Python Terry Jones has slammed the Broadway production of Spamalot as “utterly pointless”.