Radio 2 pulls comedy in wake of Paris attacks
1909 spy sitcom 'not appropriate' to air
17/11/2015 … Radio 2 has pulled a new comedy about pre-First-World-War spies in the wake of the Paris terror attacks, Chortle can reveal.
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Tue 17 November 2015
Three cheers for John Finnemore
Triple nomination in BBC radio awards
17/11/2015 … Comedy writer John Finnemore has notched up three nominations for prestigious BBC radio awards.
Pajama Men launch sitcom bid
With Andrew Maxwell, Glenn Wool and more
17/11/2015 … Inventive sketch duo The Pajama Men are to make their own sitcom – after their scripts were rejected by major broadcasters.
Mon 16 November 2015
It's not just Porridge...
Remakes on the cards for The Good Life and others
16/11/2015 … BBC One is planning to revive The Good Life, Are You Being Served?, Up Pompeii! and Keeping Up Appearances for its sitcom celebrations next year.
© BBC Awards haul for Peter Kay's Car Share
16/11/2015 … Peter Kay's Car Share has scooped four gongs at the the annual Royal Television Society North West Awards.
Comic picked to represent Britain
16/11/2015 … STAND-UP Ola has won the British section of the international Joke Nation competition, landing him a slot at the Montreux Comedy Festival in Switzerland next month.
© BBC I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again... again
Classic radio comedy revived for the stage
16/11/2015 … Classic radio comedy I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again is being revived for a new stage production, more than 50 years after it first aired.
Katy Brand is such a witch...
Comic to star as the animated Winnie the Witch
16/11/2015 … Katy Brand is set to star in a new animation show for pre-school children.