Car Share vs Detectorists
Comedies vie for Broadcast awards
19/11/2015 … Detectorists and Peter Kay’s Car Share have both been shortlisted in two categories at this year’s Broadcast awards.
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Thu 19 November 2015
Stars of Scot Squad take to the stage
Grado and chief Miekelson play Glasgow fest
19/11/2015 … Two characters from BBC Scotland sitcom Scot Squad are to make their live comedy debuts at next year's Glasgow comedy festival.
A Rose for Stephen
Fry to be honoured with international award
19/11/2015 … Stephen Fry is to be be honoured with an international TV award for lifetime achievement.
Pascoe and Suttie to tour
Both linked to their new books
19/11/2015 … Sara Pascoe and Isy Suttie have announced tours for 2016, linked to the books they both have coming out.
Viewers desert Peep Show
Audience figures slump for episode 2
19/11/2015 … Audiences have deserted the last series of Peep Show.
Is this sit-down comedy?
Patrick Monahan entertains commuters in the loo
19/11/2015 … Comedian Patrick Monahan treated commuters to a barrage of toilet humour this morning, as a Portaloo was converted into a venue at a busy London station.
Wed 18 November 2015
Kevin Bridges loses his cool with another heckler
Apologies after selfie-seeker sparks outburst
18/11/2015 … Kevin Bridges has apologised for getting irate after an audience member insisted on getting a selfie with the comic mid-way through a show.
Stephen Merchant makes a new workplace comedy
Surreal animated series for Adult Swim
18/11/2015 … Stephen Merchant is working on a new animated comedy series for American cable network Adult Swim.