© BBC World Cup show for Corden
20/03/2010 … James Corden is to host a regular World Cup show for ITV.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sat 20 March 2010
© BBC Fri 19 March 2010
Too dark for the BBC?
Hynes and Davis comedy sidelined to 11.45pm
19/03/2010 … The BBC has been accused of burying a new comedy from Julia Davis and Jessica Hynes because the tone is too ‘brutal’ for primetime.
Benidorm's fourth series confirmed
19/03/2010 … ITV has confirmed that Johnny Vegas sitcom Benidorm will be returning for a fourth series.
Man eating shark is wrong
19/03/2010 … Tina Fey: ‘For years I’d been physically compared to Nana Mouskouri .
Lucas sues Daily Star
Action over stories about ex's death
19/03/2010 … Matt Lucas is suing the Daily Star over stories about the death of his former civil partner Kevin McGee.
Storm over Bindi gags
O'Loughlin rapped for targetting Steve Irwin's daughter
19/03/2010 … The Australian media has rounded on comedian Fiona O'Loughlin after she made a joke about the 11-year-old daughter of national hero Steve Irwin.
Wed 17 March 2010
Bad Apple...
Borat director takes on Steve Jobs
17/03/2010 … The director of Borat is working on a new sitcom satirising Apple’s boss Steve Jobs.
Brooker beats ITV's big hitters
17/03/2010 … Charlie Brooker’s modest BBC Four show has defeated big-budget ITV flagships, Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor to win a major TV award.