
US Thick Of It gets network vote
Veep starts production this autumn
17/04/2011 … The American version of The Thick Of It has been given the green light.
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Veep starts production this autumn
17/04/2011 … The American version of The Thick Of It has been given the green light.
16/04/2011 … Are You Being Served? star Trevor Bannister has died of a heart attack at the age of 76.
15/04/2011 … The BBC’s in-house comedy department is to be slashed by a quarter – with the loss of 15 jobs.
Second series for Olympic sitcom
15/04/2011 … BBC Four’s Olympic comedy, Twenty Twelve, has been commissioned for a second series.
15/04/2011 … Richard Herring says his worst heckle came from a14-year-old boy, who told him: ‘The sleeves of your jacket are slightly frayed.
Chortle to host beginners' seminar
14/04/2011 … Chortle is to stage a day-long conference for new and aspiring comedians, offering invaluable tips on all aspects of the industry.
Trollied set in NW supermarket
14/04/2011 … Sky has commissioned a new sitcom starring Jane Horrocks and set in a supermarket in the North West.
Creator's U-turn over quitting
14/04/2011 … ITV1 has commissioned a fifth series of Benidorm, after creator Derren Litten had a change of heart about quitting the show.
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