Unseen Brian Pern episode to be released
24/03/2016 … A previously unreleased episode of Brian Pern is to see the light of day in a new DVD release.
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Thu 24 March 2016
© Steve Ullathorne John Dowie writes his memoirs
Stories from the forerunner of modern comedy
24/03/2016 … John Dowie is writing a memoir about his time laying the groundwork for alternative comedy – which he quit to indulge a passion for cycling.
Not to be confused with a paedophile
24/03/2016 … • When Russell Kane was attacked in a Stewart Lee routine, he decided to hit back with material of his own, appropriating the sardonic style of the (slightly)…
Wed 23 March 2016
'Utterly shameless'
John Cleese hits out at unofficial Fawlty Towers show
23/03/2016 … John Cleese is threatening to sue the theatre company behind the Faulty Towers Dining Experience for ripping off his characters.
© C4/Ed Miller Two out of three ain't bad
RTS award victories for Catastrophe and Chewing Gum
23/03/2016 … Catastrophe was named best scripted comedy at the Royal Television Society Awards last night, with creators Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan also scooping the comedy…
Student award: Final People's Choice heat
23/03/2016 … Voting has now opened for the People's Choice award for the final leg of the Chortle Student Comedy award.
© Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons From Hobbit to Dirk Gently
Elijah Wood signs up for new series
23/03/2016 … Hobbit star Elijah Wood has signed up to the new TV adaptation of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency.
© C4 Scrotal Recall to return
23/03/2016 … Scrotal Recall has been re-commissioned for a seconds series – but on Netflix, not Channel 4.