Making a good impression...
08/11/2007 … Dead Ringers impersonator Jon Culshaw has announced a 54-date UK tour in the spring.
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Thu 08 November 2007
Five 'drops comedy'
Channel said to favour panel shows
08/11/2007 … Channel Five has reportedly decided not to work on any more scripted comedy shows for the next 12 months.
Save our gay jokes!
Atkinson's warning over new laws
08/11/2007 … Jokes about gay people could be made illegal under new government legislation, Rowan Atkinson has warned.
Wed 07 November 2007
© HBO Yule have to wait...
US to get Extras special first
07/11/2007 … Viewers in America could get to see the long-awaited final episode of Extras up to a week before British fans.
© BBC British Comedy Awards nominations
07/11/2007 … The shortlists have been announced for this year’s British Comedy Awards.
Tue 06 November 2007
The fat lady sings
06/11/2007 … Jo Brand is to sing in an opera on the West End stage.
© BBC ITV set to shelve Langham sitcom
06/11/2007 … ITV1 has said it is almost certain to drop a planned comedy series starring Chris Langham as a late-night radio DJ.
Mon 05 November 2007
‘Pungently personal’
Deayton rapped for Jimmy Savile gag
05/11/2007 … Angus Deayton has been rapped for cracking a ‘pungently personal’ joke about Sir Jimmy Savile.