Harry Hill tops Comedy Award nominees
02/12/2012 … Harry Hill’s TV Burp leads the nominations in this year’s British Comedy Awards, as his show comes to the end.
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Morecambe 'should ditch Wise'
What BBC thought before they made it big
01/12/2012 … BBC chiefs wanted Eric Morecambe to ditch Ernie Wise and go solo, according to a memo unearthed in the corporation archives.
© BBC Dad's Army star Bill Pertwee 'very alive'
Despite what the internet says
01/12/2012 … Dad’s Army star Bill Pertwee has become the subject of hurtful internet rumours that he died at the age of 86.
Fri 30 November 2012
June Whitfield, comedy legend
Actress to receive festival accolade
30/11/2012 … June Whitfield is to be honoured with the first Comedy Legend award to be given out by Bristol’s Slapstick festival of vintage humour.
Producer sues Pythons over Spamalot
30/11/2012 … The surviving members of Monty Python are being sued by a film producer who says he is owed royalties from the stage show Spamalot.
BBC picks up Jason Byrne sitcom
30/11/2012 … Jason Byrne’s sitcom Father Figure has been given a full series on BBC One.
BBC puts up £5k for transgender comedy
30/11/2012 … A BBC talent search is offering comedy writers up to £5,000 for the best script that promotes a positive portrayal of transgender characters.
Pray it's funny...
Book reveals Kerensa's life as a comic and a Christian
30/11/2012 … Stand-up Paul Kerensa has written a confessional memoir about how he combines his comedy career with his life as a church-going Christian.