
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.
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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.
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.
09/05/2005 … Harry Hill’s TV Burp has been recommissioned for a fifth series.
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.
07/05/2005 … Steve Coogan and Armando Iannucci are planning a futuristic sitcom set on a British moon base.
06/05/2005 … Former Python Terry Jones has slammed the Broadway production of Spamalot as “utterly pointless”.
05/05/2005 … Peter Kay hijacked a comeback gig from rockers Queen last night to lead a singalong of chart-topper Is This the Way To Amarillo? The comic took to the stage of…
Radio's 'first topical sitcom' launched
04/05/2005 … Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis have created a new topical sitcom for Radio 4.
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