Frank Skinner goes into Room 101
21/08/2011 … Room 101 is to return after a four-year hiatus – with Frank Skinner the new host.
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Sun 21 August 2011
Fri 19 August 2011
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A Fringe scandal or a cock and bull story?
19/08/2011 … An Edinburgh Fringe act has apologised for defacing posters with crudely-drawn stickers of penises, after being threatened with legal action.
'I'd shoot a cat out my backside if I could'
19/08/2011 … Omid Djalili doesn’t like the lack of showmanship in stand-up.
New TV show for Sarah Silverman
19/08/2011 … Sarah Silverman is making a comeback to American TV, having sold a sitcom to the NBC network.
© BBC More stars join Life's Too Short
Liam Neeson and Helena Bonham Carter
19/08/2011 … Liam Neeson and Helena Bonham Carter have joined the cast of Ricky Gervais’s next sitcom, Life's Too Short.
Thu 18 August 2011
Inbetweeners movie tops box office
18/08/2011 … The Inbetweeners movie is set to become one of the year's biggest British films after grossing £2.
Jihadists 'target David Letterman'
18/08/2011 … David Letterman has reportedly been targeted by jihadist death threats after making jokes about Al Qaeda.
Wed 17 August 2011
It's the Simbetweeners
Video game version of comedy movie
17/08/2011 … The makers of the Sims video game have created their own version of The Inbetweeners movie trailer.