Comics warn of alcohol dangers
30/12/2009 … Jo Brand and Bill Bailey are to star in online advertisements warning young people about the dangers of alcohol.
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Wed 30 December 2009
Mon 28 December 2009
Tom Binned over Queen's speech gag
Ivan Brackenbury creator loses radio job
28/12/2009 … The comedian behind inept DJ Ivan Brackenbury has been fired from a genuine radio station – after interrupting the Queen’s speech with a gag.
Sun 27 December 2009
McInytre is the UK's No 1
27/12/2009 … Michael McIntyre has topped the DVD chart for the first time.
Thu 24 December 2009
Along came a spider (or several hundred...)
24/12/2009 … Ricky Gervais has been running in Hampstead Heath despite the snow.
Wed 23 December 2009
Wood's 'fury' at BBC
Comic lost her 'promised' Xmas Day slot
23/12/2009 … Victoria Wood is said to be ‘furious’ that the BBC has bumped her sketch comedy comeback from the Christmas Day ratings.
Mon 21 December 2009
Harry Hill complaints frozen out
Viennetta sketch OK, say watchdogs
21/12/2009 … TV watchdogs ruled that 13 complaints about the episode of Harry Hill's TV Burp that compared Viennetta to German tanks did not breach broadcast rules.
'Nelson Mandela House' to be torn down
Demolition for Only Fools landmark
21/12/2009 … The tower block where Del Boy and Rodney lived in Only Fools and Horses is to be demolished.
BBC radio seeks new comedy writers
...as topical show Newsjack returns
21/12/2009 … BBC radio producers are on the lookout for new comedy writers to contribute to a topical sketch show.