© Jim Moir/Twitter Vic's art-felt tribute to Bob
Portrait of his recovering friend
09/11/2015 … Vic Reeves has sketched a touching portrait of Bob Mortimer in his hospital bed.
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Mon 09 November 2015
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Edinburgh Fringe chief steps down
Kath M Mainland heads to Melbourne
09/11/2015 … Kath M Mainland is standing down as chief executive of the Edinburgh Fringe after seven years.
© C4 Some more Very British Problems
09/11/2015 … Channel 4 has ordered a second series of Very British Problems – plus a Christmas special.
Cops 'seize' sitcom artwork
Scot Squad prop dispatched to the Highlands
09/11/2015 … The police station in Thurso now boasts a new portrait, after being the butt of a joke in BBC Scotland sitcom Scot Squad.
A bunch of Roses
Brits dominate Rose d'Or shortlists
09/11/2015 … Comedy talent from the veterans of Monty Python to the newcomers of Newsjack have been shortlisted for prestigious international Rose d'Or Awards.
Ed Weeks sells sitcom script to America's ABC
Written with Peep Show's producer
09/11/2015 … Peep Show producer Hannah Mackay and British comic Ed Weeks have sold a script to America's ABC network.
Sun 08 November 2015
© BBC/Des Willie Goodbye Peep Show, hello Josh
08/11/2015 … The comedy week ahead…Sunday November 8LIVE IN LONDON: It's the second day of the Chortle Comedy Book Festival at the magnificent art deco Hornsey Town Hall Arts…
David Baddiel to write another children's book
Sounds a bit like an animal Quantum Leap...
08/11/2015 … David Baddiel is to write a third children's novel – about a boy who reincarnates as different animals.