Yashere: TV's racism drove me to the US
'It's not the same for black comics'
15/05/2008 … Gina Yashere says she has quit Britain because of TV’s racist attitudes towards black comedians.
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Thu 15 May 2008
Wed 14 May 2008
© Baby Cow Vegas to star in new BBC comedy
14/05/2008 … Johnny Vegas is to star in a new BBC Three comedy set in a Manchester record label.
Tue 13 May 2008
Have I got sexism for you
13/05/2008 … Have I Got News For You has been accused of ‘disgraceful’ sexism.
McSpaced bites the dust?
13/05/2008 … The US version of Spaced has been axed, according to internet reports.
Mon 12 May 2008
Radio 4 comedy programming attacked
12/05/2008 … Radio 4’s comedy commissioning has been branded a creative ‘cul-de-sac’ – by the former head of BBC’s own radio entertainment department.
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Shazia named columnist of the year
12/05/2008 … Shazia Mirza has been named magazine columnist of the year for her fortnightly articles in New Statesman magazine.
© Ellis O'Brien An unsound performance
12/05/2008 … More than 100 people walked out of a Jimmy Carr gig over the weekend because they couldn’t hear the gags.
Sun 11 May 2008
Kay does Porridge?
Stage version of sitcom in the works
11/05/2008 … Peter Kay could be starring in a new stage version of Porridge next year.