ITV calls on Mumbai sitcom
Full series for call-centre comedy
04/03/2008 … ITV1 is planning a full series of the Sanjeev Bhaskar sitcom Mumbai Calling.
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Tue 04 March 2008
Mon 03 March 2008
He put the 'strip' in The Comic Strip
03/03/2008 … Paul Raymond, the porn baron whose helped the alternative comedy scene flourish in the early Eighties, has died aged 82.
Peep Show vs Thick Of It
03/03/2008 … Peep Show and The Thick Of It dominate the comedy shortlists for the Royal Television Society Awards, announced today.
Noel turns gay for Russell
Oasis star to appear in Brand film
03/03/2008 … Noel Gallagher has landed a role in the film version of Russell Brand’s autobiography – playing a ‘seedy homosexual’.
Pegg furious at Spaced remake
'They don't care about the integrity of the original...’
03/03/2008 … Simon Pegg has launched a fierce attack American plans to remake Spaced.
Sun 02 March 2008
Hours of fun...
Watson plans another 24hr show
02/03/2008 … Stand-up Mark Watson is trying to recruit a worldwide army of comedy fans for what may be his last 24-hour show.
Fri 29 February 2008
Britcoms dominate international awards
29/02/2008 … The Mighty Boosh, Star Stories and Peter Serafinowicz are among the comedy nominations for the prestigious Rose D’Or international TV awards.
What the BBC really thought of its stars
Archives reveal comics' reports
29/02/2008 … Some of Britain’s most legendary comedians were disliked by BBC producers in their early days, archive files have revealed.