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Thu 27 December 2012
Wed 26 December 2012
Comedies win big Christmas ratings
26/12/2012 … Comedy proved a big ratings draw this Christmas – with BBC One sitcoms taking the top two slots on December 24.
Mon 24 December 2012
Radio 4 goes to Hal
Cruttenden lands his own series
24/12/2012 … Hal Cruttenden has been commissioned to make a four-part sitcom for Radio 4.
Sun 23 December 2012
Mrs Brown is Christmas No 1
23/12/2012 … Mrs Brown’s Boys has scooped the Christmas No 1 for comedy DVD sales, edging out Michael McIntyre.
Iain Stirling quits the CBBC office
23/12/2012 … Iain Stirling is to quit his presenting job on CBBC to concentrate on his stand-up.
© BBC Dawn French: I nearly said no to Dibley
She feared it wasn't funny enough
23/12/2012 … Dawn French has revealed that she nearly turned down the Vicar Of Dibley because she did not think it was funny enough.
Fri 21 December 2012
A Bridge to Radio 4
21/12/2012 … Bridget Christie has landed her own Radio 4 comedy series – all about feminism.
Fantastic!
Frank Sidebottom statue gets the go-ahead
21/12/2012 … Planning permission has been granted for a full-sized bronze statue of Frank Sidebottom in his adopted town of Timperley.