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Atkinson hailed for Oliver! role
15/01/2009 … Rowan Atkinson has been hailed as a West End hit as he takes on the role of Fagin in Oliver!Critics heaped praise on the Blackadder star following his opening-night…
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Thu 15 January 2009
Wed 14 January 2009
© BBC Still Game star lands new sitcom
Kiernan to play caravan park boss
14/01/2009 … Still Game star Ford Kiernan has landed a new six-part comedy series with the BBC.
Perrin cast confirmed
14/01/2009 … The BBC had confirmed the cast of its Reginald Perrin remake, with actor Martin Clunes in the title role.
Rock lands book deal
14/01/2009 … Chris Rock has signed a deal to write a new comedy book.
Tue 13 January 2009
Jongleurs closes Cardiff club
13/01/2009 … Jongleurs has closed its £2million Cardiff venue, six years after it opened.
Horne, Corden and Klang
BBC Three confirms comedy line-up
13/01/2009 … BBC Three have confirmed their new season comedy line-up, including Mathew Horne and James Corden’s sketch show and a new sitcom from the anarchic We Are Klang.
Hancock brought back to life
13/01/2009 … Classic comedy scripts including Tony Hancock’s The Blood Donor are to be remade for radio with a cast of new comics.
Romano returns to sitcom
13/01/2009 … American sitcom star Ray Romano is returning to TV four years after his hit show ended.