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Sitcom is a ratings hit for BBC Two
19/10/2012 … New sitcom Hebburn proved a ratings hit for BBC Two last night.
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Fri 19 October 2012
'You should listen to me'
DJ Steve Penk tells off Al Murray
19/10/2012 … Al Murray has been told off on Twitter for daring to present a Radio 2 show in character as the Pub Landlord.
Steve Coogan to write US pilot
A first for the Alan Partridge star
19/10/2012 … Steve Coogan is to write his first sitcom pilot for the States.
Rev heads for the States
19/10/2012 … Rev has become the latest in a very long line of British sitcoms being remade for the American market.
'What we promote is a Mr Bean lifestyle'
19/10/2012 … Russell Brand on David Beckham: ‘I'm not gay but I would eat food off his body.
Thu 18 October 2012
Miranda Hart planning a stand-up tour
18/10/2012 … Miranda Hart is considering a stand-up tour – in 2014.
Boyle 'not asked to leave Mock The Week'
18/10/2012 … Frankie Boyle was put under no pressure to quit Mock The Week, a former BBC production editor has revealed.
Rowan: Overturn this curb on free speech
Campaign targets law banning 'insults'
18/10/2012 … Rowan Atkinson has launched a campaign to overturn the law that bans 'insulting words and behaviour'.