C4 closes its Comedy Labs
Pilot strand ends after 13 years
20/10/2011 … Channel 4 is closing its Comedy Labs series of pilots, which helped launch the careers of Peter Kay, Jimmy Carr and Russell Brand.
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Thu 20 October 2011
Just A Minute moves to TV
Ten shows to mark 45th anniversary
20/10/2011 … Radio 4 panel show Just A Minute is to transfer to TV next year, to mark the show’s 45th anniversary.
Wed 19 October 2011
Frank Skinner's rows to flare up again
Radio 4 recommissions Don't Start
19/10/2011 … Frank Skinner’s Radio 4 sitcom Don’t Start has been commissioned for a second series.
Hangover 2? That was my life
19/10/2011 … An American man is suing the producers of The Hangover 2 – claiming they ripped off his life story for the plot.
Tue 18 October 2011
Laura Solon signs US deal
18/10/2011 … Laura Solon has been signed up to write and produce a family sitcom for American TV.
Deprived of 'anal joy'
Comic says HIGNFY took his joke
18/10/2011 … Stand-up Steve Day has complained after one of his jokes appeared on Have I Got News For You.
Russell Kane back in the jungle
Comic returns to I'm A Celeb... spin-off
18/10/2011 … Russell Kane is to return to presenting the ITV2 spin-off show I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here Now! when the reality show returns next month.
Mon 17 October 2011
Gervais in "mong" ding-dong
Comic flamed over offensive term
17/10/2011 … Ricky Gervais has been flamed on Twitter for his continual use of the word ‘mong’ as an insult.