BBC 'banned' Jimmy Savile jokes on Mock The Week
12/10/2012 … The BBC effectively banned comics from making Jimmy Savile jokes on Mock The Week, host Dara O Briain has claimed.
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Fri 12 October 2012
Andrew Maxwell held at gunpoint at Area 51
...but he's saved by his stand-up
12/10/2012 … Andrew Maxwell says that a stand-up routine about The Duchess of Cambridge saved him from prison after he was arrested at gunpoint while at the secretive US military…
Thu 11 October 2012
Another man jailed over sick joke
11/10/2012 … Another man has been jailed for making a sick joke – the third to be sentenced this week.
C4 orders Paddy McGuinness show
Clip fest set to air this autumn
11/10/2012 … Channel 4 have picked up Paddy McGuinness's new clip show, Paddy’s TV Guide.
Wed 10 October 2012
Short and sweet...
Comics line up for Sky's 11-minute shorts
10/10/2012 … Comics including Johnny Vegas, Katy Brand and Jessica Hynes have been lined up for a new series of Sky Atlantic shorts.
The Unbelievable Truth goes to TV
But only in Australia (honestly...)
10/10/2012 … Radio 4 panel game The Unbelievable Truth has been made into a TV show – in Australia.
Tue 09 October 2012
Corden aims to thrill
09/10/2012 … James Corden is to make a six-part comedy thriller for BBC Two called The Wrong Mans.
Shameless to end
C4 comedy-drama winds down after 11 series
09/10/2012 … Channel 4's comedy-drama Shameless is to end next year, after 11 series.