Ronnie Hazelehurst dies
Composer of comedy's most famous theme tunes
02/10/2007 … Ronnie Hazlehurst, who wrote the theme tunes for some of the most enduring comedy shows of the Seventies and Eightie,s has died aged 79.
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Tue 02 October 2007
Vic and Bob... and Noel
02/10/2007 … Noel Fielding is to join Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer for a new sketch show.
Mon 01 October 2007
That was the life that was
01/10/2007 … Ned Sherrin, the mastermind responsible for bringing Sixties satire boom to TV, has died at the aged of 76.
Religious hatred now illegal
Law in force despite free speech fears
01/10/2007 … The Racial and Religious Hatred Act, which critics claimed would curb comedians’ right of free speech, comes into force today.
Fast Show pair plan TV return
...with spoof celebrity travelogue
01/10/2007 … Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson are planning their first TV project together since The Fast Show.
Fri 28 September 2007
© BBC Vintage comedy scripts auctioned
...to raise cash for animal charity
28/09/2007 … Carla Lane is selling her original sitcom scripts for Bread, Butterflies and The Liver Birds to raise money for an animal sanctuary.
Fiends reunited
28/09/2007 … ‘I’m one of the few people who went to rehab to wean myself off God.
Women can't tell jokes
...say 97 per cent of the population
28/09/2007 … Just three per cent of people think women are better at telling jokes than men.