Greg Giraldo dies at 44
29/09/2010 … American stand-up Greg Giraldo died on Wednesday at the age of 44, five days after he was rushed to hospital for an overdose of prescription drugsHe collapsed in…
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Wed 29 September 2010
Strong ratings for Whites
Alan Davies sitcom gets off to a good start
29/09/2010 … BBC Two’s new Tuesday night comedy strand got off to a strong start, with Alan Davies’ new comedy Whites winning 2.
C4 orders two new-comedy dramas
29/09/2010 … Channel 4 has ordered two new comedy drama series, including a coming-of-age show dubbed a replacement to the Inbetweeners.
© C4 America has another crack at the Inbetweeners
29/09/2010 … The Inbetweeners is being remade for America, with MTV ordering a pilot episode.
Tue 28 September 2010
Another nice mess
Tourist chief's Stan Laurel blunder
28/09/2010 … Tourism bosses have landed themselves in trouble after falsely claiming Stan Laurel was born in their town.
© BBC Tate's family Christmas
Comic stars in festive play... not nativity movie
28/09/2010 … Catherine Tate has dropped out of a quirky film version of the Nativity story because of a diary clash.
The third Coming...
Another series of panned BBC Three sitcom
28/09/2010 … Shooting is about to start on a third series of BBC Three’s critically panned youth sitcom Coming Of Age.
Mon 27 September 2010
Simon Pegg signs up for video game
27/09/2010 … Simon Pegg and John Cleese are to lend their voices to the next Fable video game.