
Hanks for nothing...
Kelsey Grammer's new sitcom axed
13/11/2009 … Kelsey Grammer’s new sitcom Hank has been cancelled by America’s ABC network after just five episodes.
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Kelsey Grammer's new sitcom axed
13/11/2009 … Kelsey Grammer’s new sitcom Hank has been cancelled by America’s ABC network after just five episodes.
12/11/2009 … Mighty Boosh stars Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt are to host a radio series about Monty Python’s comedy albums.
To concentrate on film and album
12/11/2009 … Noel Fielding has pulled the plug on his 2010 stand-up tour.
Fonejacker to return – without the phones
12/11/2009 … Channel 4 has commissioned a new series of Fonejacker, with creator Kayvan Novak pulling practical jokes face to face, rather than over the phone.
Comics asked for the 'wrongest' answers
12/11/2009 … Charlie Brooker is to host a new Radio 4 panel series next year.
Controversial US hit snapped up
12/11/2009 … BBC Two is set to court controversy after snapping up an American comedy about a drug-addicted nurse.
Flanagan may sue over 118 118 ads
12/11/2009 … Stand-up Micky Flanagan is considering suing directory enquiry company 118 118 – claiming they stole his ‘out, out’ catchphrase for its TV adverts.
First TV collaboration in ten years
11/11/2009 … Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson have been reunited for their first television collaboration in 10 years.
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