Bafta hails new comedy writing talent
Winners get international festival exposure
16/10/2014 … Comedian Tommy Rowson and Uncle producer Izzy Mant are among the winners of a Bafta competition to find Britain's most promising new comedy writers.
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Thu 16 October 2014
'I'm banning lazy critics'
Comedy producer David Johnson strikes again!
16/10/2014 … Producer David Johnson is to ban Daily Telegraph comedy critics from his gigs after the website covered a charity gig by printing the top 5 jokes out of any context.
DVDs for Lee Evans and Jon Richardson
16/10/2014 … LEE EVANS and Jon Richardson are to release stand-up DVDs this Christmas, it has been confirmed.
Joe Thomas in 'eco-rom-com'
Inbetweeners star shooting in Scotland
16/10/2014 … Inbetweeners star Joe Thomas is shooting an 'eco-rom-com' in Glasgow.
Joan Rivers autopsy released
Death a result of 'predictable complication'
16/10/2014 … An autopsy has revealed that Joan Rivers was sedated before she died of low blood oxygen during a medical procedure.
Wed 15 October 2014
America's new Moone shot
ABC to remake Chris O'Dowd's comedy
15/10/2014 … Chris O’Dowd is adapting his hit Sky 1 comedy Moone Boy for American TV.
Doll & Em to return
Second series for Sky Living comedy
15/10/2014 … Sky Living has ordered a second series of Doll & Em – this time set in New York.
© Steve Ullathorne Comedies are top of the pods
15/10/2014 … RADIO 4's Friday night comedies are the most-downloaded audio podcast made by the BBC, new figures have revealed.