Gavin & Stacey duo play live
18/04/2008 … Gavin and Stacey stars Mathew Horne and James Corden are taking to the road to try out material for their new TV sketch show.
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Fri 18 April 2008
© BBC Banffing for Britain
Comedies up for international awards
18/04/2008 … Ricky Gervais, Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse will be fighting Britain’s corner in the Banff international TV awards in June.
Thu 17 April 2008
Mick lands his Ideal role
17/04/2008 … Veteran comedian Mick Miller has landed his first acting role in 30 years – playing Johnny Vegas’s dad.
© HBO In the game
17/04/2008 … Ricky Gervais is to perform stand-up in the next Grand Theft Auto video game.
Wed 16 April 2008
© Universal Studios Losing Peep
Brand rejected for Peep Show role
16/04/2008 … Russell Brand was turned down for a role in Peep Show, David Mitchell has revealed.
© Apple New sitcom for Mitchell & Webb
16/04/2008 … David Mitchell and Robert Webb are working on a new sitcom for BBC Two.
Raising the bar
16/04/2008 … More bars could be putting on stand-up nights following the launch of a new pub comedy award.
© BBC How to be a laydee
Walliams's cross-dressing kids book
16/04/2008 … David Walliams has written his first children’s book – and it’s about a cross-dressing boy.