America gets Fonejacked
E4 series sold to Comedy Central
02/04/2009 … Prank call show Fonjeacker has been sold to American TV.
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Thu 02 April 2009
Culshaw club
Jon Culshaw lands new BBC1 series
02/04/2009 … Dead Ringers star Jon Culshaw is to star in a new primetime BBC One show.
© ITV We don't like that Wallpaper...
Transsexuals complain over ITV comedy
02/04/2009 … Transsexual groups have launched a campaign against ITV1 comedy Moving Wallpaper claiming it was gratuitously cruel and offensive to a transsexual character.
No hens, no stags
Comedy club bans pre-marriage parties
02/04/2009 … The Stand comedy clubs in Edinburgh and Glasgow have banned hen and stag parties.
Wed 01 April 2009
© Fox Simpsons get stamp of approval
US Postal Service to honour cartoon family
01/04/2009 … The Simpsons are to appear on their own US postage stamps.
Tue 31 March 2009
Grouchy Young Comics
Comedy Central UK's first commission
31/03/2009 … The new-look UK Comedy Central has confirmed transmission of its first original commission, Grouchy Young Men.
Horne again
'Second series' for Horne & Corden
31/03/2009 … Horne and Corden look set for a second series of their BBC Three sketch show – despite receiving a mauling by the critics.
And the votes are in...
Last Student Award finalist named
31/03/2009 … Will Scambler, who runs his own comedy club at Swansea University, has won the readers’ vote for the final place in the Chortle Student Comedy Award final.