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Brydon confirms new series to be shot in Italy
26/04/2013 … Rob Brydon has confirmed that a second series of The Trip is in the pipeline – to be filmed in Italy.
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Fri 26 April 2013
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BBC One grabs Gangsta Granny
Walliams's book to hit the screen
26/04/2013 … David Walliams children’s book Gangsta Granny is to be adapted for BBC One.
Thu 25 April 2013
Freddie Starr arrested again
He denies new claims of sex offences
25/04/2013 … Freddie Starr has been arrested for a second time after new allegations of sexual offences were made.
Fry hails Cook's 'extraordinary genius'
Tributes at Establishment Club
25/04/2013 … Stephen Fry has paid tribute to the ‘extraordinary genius’ of Peter Cook, saying he is ‘part of the DNA of all British comedy that came after him’.
The world's biggest F-bomb
25/04/2013 … Comedy-art outfit Modern Toss are trying to set a record for ‘the longest single-panel cartoon with the word “fuck” in it’.
Gallagher in new racism row
Podcast clash with Peter Serafinowicz
25/04/2013 … American comic Gallagher has become embroiled in a bizarre row with Peter Serafinowicz over immigration.
Daytime TV job for Mel Giedroyc
25/04/2013 … Mel Giedroyc is to present a new daytime game show for Channel 4.
10 O'Clock turn-off
25/04/2013 … 10 O’Clock Live managed to lose more than 80 per cent of its audience over the hour it was on air last night.