BBC pulls Horne & Corden sketch
Scene axed after German school shoting
13/03/2009 … The BBC has pulled a school shooting sketch from repeats of Horne & Corden in the wake of the attack in which 15 German schoolchildren died.
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Fri 13 March 2009
Kay writes new memoirs
Another bestseller almost guaranteed
13/03/2009 … Peter Kay is to release a follow-up to his bestselling memoirs The Sound Of Laughter this autumn.
Alan Carr lands Radio 2 show
'I'm the fairy cornflake', he jokes
13/03/2009 … Alan Carr is to join Radio 2, it was confirmed today.
Walliams vs Williams: The cockfight
13/03/2009 … Alan Carr on Celebrity Apprentice: ‘They just stuck the gays together so me and Gok spent a lot of the time together - him mincing around with a handbag and then…
Kay invades the stage again
Impromptu appearance on Manford's tour
13/03/2009 … Peter Kay has gatecrashed another gig, making an impromptu cameo at the end of Jason Manford’s show in Manchester.
Thu 12 March 2009
Gag record attempt fails
Sutherland 72 jokes short of the target
12/03/2009 … Kev F Sutherland has failed in his attempt to crack the most jokes in an hour.
West End tribute to Williams
New comedy about Carry On star
12/03/2009 … A new tribute show to Kenneth Williams is to open in London's West End next month.
Oddie treated for depression
Goodie Bill checks into hospital
12/03/2009 … Bill Oddie has been admitted to a psychiatric hospital for treatment for depression.