Watchdogs rap British Comedy Awards
...but over sponsorship, not jokes
23/02/2009 … The British Comedy Awards have been rapped by broadcasting watchdogs – not for any swearing or edgy gags from comedians, but because of something their sponsor…
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Mon 23 February 2009
Jeffries lands HBO special
23/02/2009 … Jim Jeffries is to star in his own HBO special in the States, becoming possibly the first Australian comedian ever to land the honour.
Varney's diaries to be published online
23/02/2009 … The private diaries of On The Buses star Reg Varney are to be published online.
Sun 22 February 2009
First impressions
Jan Ravens on her first solo tour
22/02/2009 … Dead Ringers impressionist Jan Ravens is to embark on her first solo tour.
Walliams rejects the Bible
…as he reveals loneliness on Desert Island Discs
22/02/2009 … David Walliams has become one of the few interviewees to refuse the Bible on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.
Fri 20 February 2009
Frankie Boyle in Grand Theft Auto
Cameo in new video game add-on
20/02/2009 … Frankie Boyle has followed in the footsteps of Ricky Gervais, by appearing in the Grand Theft Auto video game.
Fringe appoints new boss
Shake-up after box office fiasco
20/02/2009 … The Edinburgh Fringe has appointed Kath Mainland as its new chief executive, following the box office fiasco that hit last year’s festival.
© BBC My Family is top sitcom
20/02/2009 … My Family was by far the most popular sitcom of 2008, according to new figures.