BBC to cut back on comedy
06/10/2011 … There will be less comedy on BBC Two, Radio 2 and Five Live following the latest round of BBC cuts announced today.
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Thu 06 October 2011
Making a decent Fist of it
Details of Lee & Herring DVD revealed
06/10/2011 … Richard Herring has revealed details of the long-awaited Fist Of Fun DVD.
ITV has another bite of Keith Lemon
Second attempt at primetime show
06/10/2011 … ITV is having another bash at making a prime-time star of Keith Lemon.
Ernie Wise's sad end
06/10/2011 … Ernie Wise spent the last years of his life paranoid and depressed, his widow Doreen has revealed.
Wed 05 October 2011
Radio 2 goes for the Byrne
05/10/2011 … Jason Byrne’s sitcom Father Figure has been picked up for a short series by Radio 2.
Too disabled for kids?
BBC plans documentary about comic Laurence Clark
05/10/2011 … Comedian Laurence Clark is to be the subject of a new BBC One documentary about being a disabled parent.
© Fox The Simpsons 'could be shut down'
05/10/2011 … The Simpsons could come to an end after the current series as producers Fox play hardball in salary discussions.
Tue 04 October 2011
Star-studded... and it's only a student film
Comics out in force for MA project
04/10/2011 … A host of top stand-up stars have helped a media student put together a slick documentary on what it takes to be a comedian.