Alan Carr quits Radio 2
To spend more time with his chat show
06/03/2012 … Alan Carr is quitting the Saturday night Radio 2 show he has hosted for the last three years.
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Tue 06 March 2012
Look who's playing Latitude...
06/03/2012 … The Latitude festival has announced its comedy line-up, featuring Jack Dee, Tim Minchin and Radio 4's Infinite Monkey Cage.
Two new shows from Mrs Brown's creator
06/03/2012 … The phenomenal success of Mrs Brown's Boys is to be extended with a new animated version – while creator Brendan O'Carroll is working on another BBC sitcom idea.
'Don't tell him Pike' actor dies
06/03/2012 … Philip Madoc, the actor immortalised as the captured German in the 'Don't tell him, Pike!' scene from Dad's Army, has died at the age of 77.
Mon 05 March 2012
Jason Manford joins Sweeney Todd
05/03/2012 … Jason Manford is to join the cast of West End musical Sweeney Todd.
Clive Anderson to host new panel show
05/03/2012 … Clive Anderson is to host a new comedy panel show for BBC Radio Scotland.
BBC's new sketch show... in 3G
Ginge, Geordie and Geek to make a pilot
05/03/2012 … Sketch trio The Ginger, The Geordie And The Geek have landed a TV pilot for the BBC.
Susan Boyle hits back at Gervais's 'mong' jibe
05/03/2012 … Susan Boyle has finally responded to Ricky Gervais saying she looked like a ‘mong’– by calling him a ‘wasted’ talent.