Skinner & Baddiel reunite
04/12/2009 … Frank Skinner and David Baddiel are to revive their partnership once more to cover the World Cup.
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Fri 04 December 2009
Chris Morris to unveil his terrorist farce
Film set for Sundance premiere
04/12/2009 … Chris Morris's new film about British Muslim terrorists is to receive its world premiere at next month's Sundance Film Festival.
C4 are drawn to Ricky
Gervais animation to air in UK
04/12/2009 … Channel 4 has bought the rights to the animated series based on Ricky Gervais’s podcast.
Thu 03 December 2009
Big Top is a big flop
Poor audiences for new BBC One sitcom
03/12/2009 … BBC One’s bid to launch a new family sitcom has stumbled at the first hurdle, with just 3.
Rhod gets a big slice of the DVD pie
Gilbert lands best-selling debut title
03/12/2009 … Rhod Gilbert has claimed the title for this year’s fastest-selling debut stand-up DVD.
Brydon pilots new BBC Two show
Format promises stand-up and sketches
03/12/2009 … BBC Two is piloting a new entertainment vehicle for Rob Brydon.
TV is running scared of edgy comedy
03/12/2009 … Television chiefs are shunning controversial comedy in the wake of the ‘Sachsgate’ backlash, the BBC’s head of comedy has admitted.
New sitcom for Simon Bird
E4 series about a Jewish family
03/12/2009 … Inbetweeners actor Simon Bird is to star in a new E4 sitcom about a Jewish family.