More comedy for Radio 7
...but it won't be Radio 7 any more
08/02/2011 … BBC Radio 7 is to offer more comedy and be rebranded Radio 4 Extra.
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Tue 08 February 2011
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Kilkenny fest launches talent hunt
08/02/2011 … Kilkenny’s Cat Laughs comedy festival has launched a hunt for next comedy talent to perform at this year’s event.
Bloodshed at the Chortle Awards
VIDEO: Rhod Gilbert slashes his hand
08/02/2011 … Rhod Gilbert was rushed to hospital last night after gashing his hand open at the Chortle Awards.
Foreign 'Agents'
08/02/2011 … Channel 4 comedy Free Agents is to be remade for American viewers.
Mon 07 February 2011
Victoria Wood honoured at Chortle Awards
07/02/2011 … Victoria Wood has been honoured for her outstanding contribution in this year’s Chortle Awards, in association with Universal Pictures.
Sun 06 February 2011
'Australia doesn't do good sitcoms'
But Ben Elton reckons he can fix that
06/02/2011 … Ben Elton wants to write the great Australian sitcom – saying the nation hasn’t produced a decent series in more than 15 years.
Arrested Development movie is on again
06/02/2011 … The on-off Arrested Development movie appears to be on again – with Peter Serafinowicz landing himself a role.
Steve Coogan slams 'tragic' Top Gear
'Uber-conservatives' aren't cool
06/02/2011 … Steve Coogan has attacked the humour of Top Gear, calling the presenters ‘three rich, middle-aged men laughing at poor Mexicans’.