ITV panel show for Paddy McGuinness
12/01/2012 … Paddy McGuinness is to host a new ITV panel show, cementing his role as the channel’s Mr Saturday Night.
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Thu 12 January 2012
A modest Showcase
Just two pilots in Radio 2 run
12/01/2012 … Radio 2 has launched this year’s Comedy Showcase pilots – comprising just Dave Gorman’s Pub Olympics and a panel show about soap operas.
Sky commissions family sitcom
...starring Tom Conti and Sally Phillips
12/01/2012 … Sky1 has commissioned a new family sitcom starring Sally Phillips and Tom Conti.
Wed 11 January 2012
Noel Fielding: I blew my own mind
New show drove Boosh star 'insane'
11/01/2012 … Noel Fielding said he took on so many comic characters for his new E4 show that he ‘erased his own personality’.
Tue 10 January 2012
Royal Bodyguard in the line of fire
David Jason's sitcom loses 4m viewers
10/01/2012 … David Jason’s sitcom The Royal Bodyguard has taken another slump in the ratings, down to 2.
Give us the right to parody
Campaigners challenge copyright law
10/01/2012 … Campaigners are lobbying the government to change the copyright law so it cannot be used to stifle parodies.
US series for Kurt Braunohler
...plus new role for Reggie Watts
10/01/2012 … Edinburgh Fringe regulars Kurt Braunohler and Reggie Watts have both landed new shows on America’s IFC network.
Corbett collapses at CBE celebration
Hospital stay for hard-working Ronnie
10/01/2012 … Ronnie Corbett is recovering after collapsing at a meal to celebrate his CBE.