Gavin & Stacey in DVD row
Early release 'devalues' licence fee
08/12/2009 … The BBC has been slammed for releasing the new series of Gavin And Stacey on DVD before it has finished its run on TV.
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Tue 08 December 2009
Mon 07 December 2009
BBC pilot for Watson & Oliver
07/12/2009 … Comedy duo Lorna Watson and Ingrid Oliver have landed their own BBC Two pilot.
Horne & Corden axed
BBC pulls plug on planned second series
07/12/2009 … The BBC has pulled the plug on the second series of Mathew Horne and James Corden’s much- slated sketch show.
Gervais makes it into Who's Who
07/12/2009 … It may have been nine years since The Office made Ricky Gervais one of comedy’s biggest stars – but only now has he made it into the hallowed pages of Who’s…
Sun 06 December 2009
McIntyre DVD moves up the charts
06/12/2009 … Michael McIntyre’s top-selling Hello Wembley DVD has moved up the charts on its third week of release.
$110million Bruno lawsuit
06/12/2009 … The man described as a terrorist leader in Sacha Baron Cohen’s Bruno film has launched a $110million lawsuit for defamation.
McIntyre shuns debt-collectors' gig
06/12/2009 … Michael McIntyre has reportedly walked out of a corporate gig, the moment he realised he would be performing for hundreds of debt collectors.
Fri 04 December 2009
'It's Kaymania!'
Peter Kay sells 400,000 tickets in three hours
04/12/2009 … Peter Kay sold 400,000 tickets in just three hours on Friday, making him the fastest-selling live comedy act ever.