Bill Bailey, baboon man
Comic to front ITV nature series
17/01/2011 … Bill Bailey is to front a six-part ITV series about baboons.
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Mon 17 January 2011
Jo Brand to be the Marriage Ref
17/01/2011 … Jerry Seinfeld’s American reality show The Marriage Ref could be coming to Britain – with Jo Brand as host.
Mystery of disappearing Gervais
Golden Globes conspiracy theories
17/01/2011 … Twitter was abuzz with conspiracy theories last night when Ricky Gervais disappeared from hosting the Golden Globe Awards for almost an hour.
Ronnie Corbett's comedy roadshow
17/01/2011 … Ronnie Corbett is to front a short ITV1 series covering the history of British comedy.
Cleese: I turned down I'm A Celeb
17/01/2011 … John Cleese has revealed that he turned down £200,000 to take part in I'm A Celebrity.
Sun 16 January 2011
Sean Combs tries stand-up
16/01/2011 … Rap mogul Diddy has turned to live comedy, performing at a gig in New York’s Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.
You wait ages for a Buzz...
Russell Brand's episode to air at last
16/01/2011 … The BBC is to finally screen Russell Brand’s appearance on Never Mind The Buzzcocks – more than two years after he filmed it.
Sat 15 January 2011
Hill and Hart lead Comedy Award nods
British Comedy Award nominees named
15/01/2011 … The nominees for the British Comedy Awards have been unveiled, with Harry Hill and Miranda Hart leading the shortlist, with four nods apiece.