Fry quits Twitter
...while he writes more memoirs
02/01/2010 … Stephen Fry is to cease Twittering for up to four months while he writes the next volume of his autobiography.
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Sat 02 January 2010
Fri 01 January 2010
© BBC Jam and Jersualem axed
BBC drops Jennifer Saunders sitcom
01/01/2010 … The BBC has axed Jennifer Saunders’s sitcom Jam and Jerusalem, ending her 24-year partnership with co-star Dawn French.
Thu 31 December 2009
Stand-up's X Factor could return
Reprieve for Last Comic Standing?
31/12/2009 … Stand-up talent competition Last Comic Standing could be returning to American TV screens.
© BBC Djalili to front £15m ad campaign
New face of moneysupermarket.com
31/12/2009 … Omid Djalili is to front a new £15million advertising campaign for price comparison website Moneysupermarket.
Wed 30 December 2009
Edmondson swears during panto
30/12/2009 … Adrian Edmondson has shocked parents by swearing on stage during a pantomime.
Noble disturbs the Dragon
Twitter mischief targets Bannatyne
30/12/2009 … Ross Noble fans have swamped Dragon’s Den millionaire Duncan Bannatyne with daft business ideas via the Twitter website.
Comics warn of alcohol dangers
30/12/2009 … Jo Brand and Bill Bailey are to star in online advertisements warning young people about the dangers of alcohol.
Mon 28 December 2009
Tom Binned over Queen's speech gag
Ivan Brackenbury creator loses radio job
28/12/2009 … The comedian behind inept DJ Ivan Brackenbury has been fired from a genuine radio station – after interrupting the Queen’s speech with a gag.