Omid Djalili takes The Infidel to NBC
US breakthrough based on David Baddiel's film
24/10/2011 … Omid Djalili is set to star in a remake of David Baddiel’s movie The Infidel for American TV.
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Mon 24 October 2011
Sun 23 October 2011
Steve Coogan 'lost interest' in new sitcom
...says collaborator Jeff Garlin
23/10/2011 … Steve Coogan has abandoned a sitcom he was planning with Curb Your Enthusiasm star Jeff Garlin after ‘losing interest’ in the idea.
Comic 'terrified' by pub bust-up
Footballer was enraged by gay gags
23/10/2011 … Irish comedian Oliver Callan has spoken of how he was left ‘rattled’ and ‘terrified’ after being confronted by a Gaelic footballer he mimicked on air.
Fri 21 October 2011
© BBC Catherine Tate lands an Office job
21/10/2011 … Catherine Tate is to join the cast of the US version of The Office.
© C4 Linehan pulls the plug on The IT Crowd
No series five, just a special
21/10/2011 … The IT Crowd is definitely over, its creator Graham Linehan has told fans.
BBC picks up Citizen Khan
21/10/2011 … The BBC is to make a sitcom based on on the character Mr Khan, the self-styled Muslim community leader character from Bellamy’s People.