BBC Three 'is not for sale'
20/01/2015 … The BBC has spurned an audacious bid from comedy producers Avalon and Hat Trick to buy BBC Three.
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Tue 20 January 2015
Hooray for Halalywood!
'Sharia' comedy movie hits UK screens
20/01/2015 … A Muslim movie dubbed the first 'halal' action-comedy film is heading for the UK.
Mon 19 January 2015
Stand-up show to last eight full days
19/01/2015 … Comedians are planning to perform a non-stop stand-up show that last eight full days, in a bid for a new world record.
Louis CK works on new TV pilot
...and breaks records with his stand-up
19/01/2015 … Louie CK is set to make a new US comedy series.
© Eoin Carey Gregor Fisher becomes a grandmother
Taking role Les Dawson made famous
19/01/2015 … Well, it worked for Mrs Brown’s Boys creator Brendan O’Carroll…Rab C Nesbitt star Gregor Fisher is to play a demanding grandmother in a new stage show touring…
Radio 4 announces new comedy chief
Sioned Wiliam's 'outstanding reputation' praised
19/01/2015 … The BBC has appointed Sioned Wiliam as the new commissioning editor for comedy for Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.
The neuroscience of Just A Minute
Researchers probe the secret of success
19/01/2015 … Just A Minute is to be the subject of in-depth scientific research.
Writers' Guild awards announced
Gongs for Him & Her and The Brig Society
19/01/2015 … BBC Three’s Him & Her and Radio 4’s The Brig Society have scooped Writers’ Guild Of Great Britain Awards tonight.