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.
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Wed 10 October 2012
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.
Justin Lee Collins guilty of harassing ex
09/10/2012 … Justin Lee Collins has been sentenced to 140 hours of community service after a jury found him guilty of harassing his former girlfriend Anna Larke.
Facebook trials set a precedent
Bad-taste jokes could lead to jail
09/10/2012 … Fears are rising that comedians could face prison for their material after two men were jailed for making offensive comments online.
Starting a new Liff
John Lloyd pens sequel to comedy classic
09/10/2012 … QI creator John Lloyd is working on a new follow-up to The Meaning Of Liff, the classic comedy book he co-wrote with Douglas Adams.
Ab Fab up for its 2nd Emmy
09/10/2012 … The Absolutely Fabulous 20th anniversary specials, Sky 1's Spy and Charlie Brooker's dark satire Black Mirror have all been nominated for International Emmy awards.
Sun 07 October 2012
Lost Blackadder ideas found
Script planned to spoof Nativity story
07/10/2012 … A draft script for a Christmas episode of Blackadder, set in Biblical times, has been unearthed during research for a new book.