Dom Joly to replace TV Burp
24/01/2012 … Dom Joly is set to replace Harry Hill’s TV Burp – with yet another hidden camera show.
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Tue 24 January 2012
Mon 23 January 2012
Horrible Histories is comedy of the year
23/01/2012 … Children’s show Horrible Histories has been named the best comedy show of last year – beating the likes of Fresh Meat, Stewart Lee and Absolutely Fabulous.
Sky apologies over Stella problems
23/01/2012 … Sky 1 has apologised after technical issues forced the latest episode of Ruth Jones’s new comedy Stella off air.
Gervais cleared over 'mong' gag
Ofcom rules Ricky was justified
23/01/2012 … Broadcast watchdogs have cleared Ricky Gervais for using the word ‘mong’ on TV.
30 Rock's Tracy Morgan collapses
Rushed to hospital at Sundance
23/01/2012 … 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan has been taken to hospital after collapsing during an award ceremony.
Fri 20 January 2012
ITV orders a twist of Lemon
20/01/2012 … ITV has ordered a new high-profile Saturday night series from Keith Lemon.
Not a great Dane...
WTF: Cook's violent misogyny shocks even fellow comics
20/01/2012 … ‘Mark Twain was as brilliant as Ricky Gervais.
Thu 19 January 2012
Monkey travelogue?
19/01/2012 … Nina Conti is to present a BBC travelogue – alongside her ventriloquist puppet Monkey.