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BBC orders a second series of Miranda
15/12/2009 … BBC Two has ordered a second series of Miranda Hart’s self-titled sitcom.
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Tue 15 December 2009
Family feud at the Comedy Store
Pauly Shore in row over venue's future
15/12/2009 … A family feud has broken out over the legacy of Los Angeles’s legendary Comedy Store.
Mon 14 December 2009
Brooker gets second C4 series
You Have Been Watching returns
14/12/2009 … Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of Charlie Brooker’s You Have Been Watching – two days after the show won a British Comedy Award.
Kay's 'disappointing' book sales
14/12/2009 … Peter Kay’s latest memoirs have proved a big disappointment to booksellers.
Sun 13 December 2009
Izzard honoured for marathon effort
BBC Sports Personality accolade
13/12/2009 … Eddie Izzard has given a special award at the 2009 BBC Sports Personality of the Year for his 1,100-mile run for Sport Relief.
McIntyre still tops the charts
13/12/2009 … Michael McIntyre has the bestselling stand-up DVD for the fourth week running, maintaining his No 3 position in the overall DVD chart.
© BBC British Comedy Awards: The winners
13/12/2009 … Outnumbered was the big winner at the British Comedy Awards, scooping three awards including the new gong for best comedy.
Fri 11 December 2009
Chubby on assault charges
Alleged car park attack on woman
11/12/2009 … Roy Chubby Brown is to face a charge of assaulting a woman in a Middlesbrough car park.