Here comes the Scum
Work starts on BBC's ad agency sitcom
11/06/2009 … Filming has begun on a new BBC Two sitcom set in an advertising agency and starring Adam Buxton and Iain Lee.
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Thu 11 June 2009
Limmy have a series...
Scottish stand-up lands TV show
11/06/2009 … Glaswegian comic Limmy – whose comedy clips have become something of an internet phenomenon – has landed his own BBC sitcom.
Wed 10 June 2009
Awards boss acts over comic's spoof
Legal theat over bogus press release
10/06/2009 … Edinburgh Comedy Awards boss Nica Burns has threatened legal action against an American comic who falsely claimed to be sponsoring this year’s prizes.
Dom goes to Jolywood
10/06/2009 … Dom Joly is working on a movie version of his hidden camera show Trigger Happy TV.
Brand: I won't do Mock The Week
Jo hits out at 'bearpit' panel games
10/06/2009 … Jo Brand says she will never appear on Mock The Week again, because she hates the aggressive, bearpit atmosphere.
© BBC Mitchell and Webb can their own sitcom
10/06/2009 … Michell & Webb have ditched their own sitcom – even though the BBC wanted it.
Back to the Futurama... 2
10/06/2009 … Futurama is to come back from the dead – again.
Tue 09 June 2009
© NBC Earl could be saved
Cable network in talks over axed comedy
09/06/2009 … My Name Is Earl could get a reprieve after being axed by the NBC network.