The Office goes to Sweden
03/06/2011 … The Office is to be remade in Sweden, nearly ten years after Ricky Gervais first appeared as hapless boss David Brent.
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Fri 03 June 2011
Omphalophobics Anonymous
03/06/2011 … ‘Russell Howard – I can’t get into him at all.
Rag trade's 'Paddy' dies at 85
03/06/2011 … Miriam Karlin, the actress best known for her role as shop steward Paddy in Sixties sitcom The Rag Trade, has died in London aged 85.
© BBC Sharon Horgan, chat-show host?
03/06/2011 … Pulling creator Sharon Horgan could be set to turn chat-show host.
Thu 02 June 2011
Plenty more Bish in the BBC
Second series for John Bishop's Britain
02/06/2011 … BBC One has commissioned a second series of John Bishop’s Britain.
Jerry Seinfeld at the Comedy Store
02/06/2011 … Jerry Seinfeld made a surprise appearance at the London Comedy Store last night.
Write your way to New York
Bafta's boost for new comedy writers
02/06/2011 … Bafta is to fly three unknown comedy writers to the New York Television Festival to showcase their work to leading American TV executives.
Top cast for Sky's Jinsy
Hill, Tate, Saunders and more...
02/06/2011 … Jennifer Saunders, Harry Hill, David Tennant and Catherine Tate are all to make appearances in Sky Atlantic’s first original comedy, This Is Jinsy.