Comedy Central in Michael Clarke Duncan gaffe
06/09/2012 … Comedy Central has apologised after saying that Michael Clarke Duncan’s career never ‘took off’ – just two days after he died.
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Thu 06 September 2012
Silence is golden...
Boy With Tape On His Face is named Fringe critics' favourite
06/09/2012 … The Boy With Tape On His Face was the best-reviewed show of the Edinburgh Fringe, according to new analysis of Fringe press coverage.
Psychoville duo work on new series
Six half-hour films for BBC Two
06/09/2012 … Psychoville creators Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton are to create a new comedy horror show for BBC Two.
Wed 05 September 2012
No exceptions!
Matthew Crosby turned down for open spot – as he couldn't bring a friend
05/09/2012 … The row over comedy promoters requiring comedians to bring their own audience has been revived after Matthew Crosby revealed that he was turned away from an open…
Pedalling the Atlantic
Comic Rob Coleman's 3,000-mile challenge
05/09/2012 … Comic Rob Coleman is to attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a pedalo.
Open All Hours... but in a sex shop
Sitcom for Loaded's new TV channel
05/09/2012 … Lads’ mag Loaded is launching its own TV station – featuring a sitcom described as Open All Hours in a sex shop.
Sy's matters
Kids' comedy role for stand-up Thomas
05/09/2012 … Stand-up Sy Thomas is to star in a new children’s TV comedyHe will play a time-travelling adventurer, visible only to the title character, in the CBBC show The…
Michael Fassbender to play Frank Sidebottom
05/09/2012 … Hollywood star Michael Fassbender is to play ‘Frank Sidebottom’ in a new movie inspired by the comedian.