Jo Brand cleared over Thatcher gag
01/12/2009 … Jo Brand’s joke that ‘Lady Thatcher’ sounded like a device for removing pubic hair has been cleared by BBC trustees.
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Tue 01 December 2009
Revealed: Peter Kay's new tour dates
01/12/2009 … Peter Kay has announced 24 new dates in seven cities across 2010 and 2011.
Ian McKellan raps Little Britain
Gay portrayals 'aren't helpful'
01/12/2009 … Sir Ian McKellen has slammed Little Britain for fuelling gay prejudices.
Mon 30 November 2009
It'll be different without Frankie...
30/11/2009 … Frankie Boyle quitting Mock The Week will ‘inevitably’ change the tone of the show, regular Hugh Dennis has admitted.
© C4 C4 'axes' Jacko comedy
Fears Bo'Selecta! will upset family
30/11/2009 … A repeat of the Bo Selecta Michael Jackson special has reportedly been axed from Channel 4 for fear of upsetting the late superstar’s family.
Now it's Burpgate
Hill in another phoney 'offensive comedy' row
30/11/2009 … Sensitive TV viewers have complained about a Harry Hill sketch in which he compared a Vienetta ice cream to German tanks rolling into Poland.
We get 100s of scripts – and rejected them all
Peep Show chief's advice to writers
30/11/2009 … The executive producer of Peep Show has delivered a blow to would-be comedy writers by revealing that his company has NEVER made a sitcom from an unsolicited script,…
McIntyre's still No 1
DVD outsells all other comedians
30/11/2009 … Michael McIntyre’s DVD has slipped down to No 5 in the charts – but remains Britain’s bestselling stand-up title.