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BBC Two unveils new comedy season
10/07/2008 … BBC Two has unveiled its autumn schedule, featuring two new comedy shows.
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Thu 10 July 2008
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Dad's Army star slams today's telly
10/07/2008 … Dad’s Army star Ian Lavender says that it’s ‘sad’ that the classic sitcom is repeated so often – because it shows that too few decent new programmes are…
Ventriloquist's show closes early
Two And Only last just three weeks
10/07/2008 … West End ventriloquism show The Two and Only is to close 11 weeks early.
C4 reveals its Comedy Lab pilots
10/07/2008 … Channel 4 has announced its latest batch of Comedy Lab pilots, including the first TV show for sketch team Pappy’s Fun Club.
Wed 09 July 2008
Comedy's lost its charm
09/07/2008 … Father Ted writer Graham Linehan has criticised the state of TV comedy, claiming too much of it is charmless, and depends only on bad language for cheap laughs.
Now that's a punch line...
Boxer Hatton takes to stand-up
09/07/2008 … Boxer Ricky Hatton is embarking on a new career as a stand-up.
Sacha strikes again
Baron Cohen winds up cage-fighting fans
09/07/2008 … Sacha Baron Cohen has been at it again - this time enraging fans at an Arkansas cage fight by staging a display of gay kissing.
Tue 08 July 2008
A high Pryce to play...
Jonathan Pryce in new BBC3 sitcom
08/07/2008 … Pirates of the Caribbean and Tomorrow Never Dies star Jonathan Pryce is returning to TV for a new BBC Three sitcom.