Sky to make a pact with the Devil?
Animated Old Harry's Game planned
30/09/2010 … Radio 4 sitcom Old Harry’s Game could be made into an animated sitcom for Sky 1.
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Thu 30 September 2010
Wed 29 September 2010
Greg Giraldo dies at 44
29/09/2010 … American stand-up Greg Giraldo died on Wednesday at the age of 44, five days after he was rushed to hospital for an overdose of prescription drugsHe collapsed in…
Strong ratings for Whites
Alan Davies sitcom gets off to a good start
29/09/2010 … BBC Two’s new Tuesday night comedy strand got off to a strong start, with Alan Davies’ new comedy Whites winning 2.
C4 orders two new-comedy dramas
29/09/2010 … Channel 4 has ordered two new comedy drama series, including a coming-of-age show dubbed a replacement to the Inbetweeners.
© C4 America has another crack at the Inbetweeners
29/09/2010 … The Inbetweeners is being remade for America, with MTV ordering a pilot episode.
Tue 28 September 2010
Another nice mess
Tourist chief's Stan Laurel blunder
28/09/2010 … Tourism bosses have landed themselves in trouble after falsely claiming Stan Laurel was born in their town.
© BBC Tate's family Christmas
Comic stars in festive play... not nativity movie
28/09/2010 … Catherine Tate has dropped out of a quirky film version of the Nativity story because of a diary clash.
The third Coming...
Another series of panned BBC Three sitcom
28/09/2010 … Shooting is about to start on a third series of BBC Three’s critically panned youth sitcom Coming Of Age.