Armando goes to war
Big-screen satire for Thick Of It team
09/10/2007 … Armando Iannucci is to direct his first movie, using the writing team behind The Thick Of It to create a satire about the build-up to war.
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Tue 09 October 2007
Mon 08 October 2007
Little Britain takes on the world
Comedy nod in international Emmys
08/10/2007 … Stephen Fry, Little Britain and Victoria Wood have all made the shortlist for this year’s International Emmy awards.
Al Murray gets another round
Pub Landlord's second Audience With... show
08/10/2007 … Pub Landlord Al Murray is to record a second Audience With… programme for ITV.
The 'radio' comedy you'll have to buy
Fantasy series won't be broadcast
08/10/2007 … The BBC's commercial arm is making a new fantasy comedy series to be released straight on to CD.
Sun 07 October 2007
'I've seen Jim Davidson 296 times...'
07/10/2007 … Jim Davidson's biggest fan has confessed to seeing his stand-up almost 300 times.
Sat 06 October 2007
Doddy praises Goddy
Ken films Songs Of Praise special
06/10/2007 … Ken Dodd is returning to TV – as the subject of a special edition of Songs of Praise.
© BBC Ratings are funny
Solid start for BBC2's comedy line-up
06/10/2007 … BBC2's new ‘Thursdays are funny’ comedy line-up made a solid, but unspectacular, start in the ratings.
Fri 05 October 2007
Kelsey Grammer's West End bid
Frasier star plans to play FBI boss Hoover
05/10/2007 … Kelsey Grammer is planning to star in a musical about cross-dressing FBI director J Edgar Hoover on the West End stageThe Frasier star has put aside six months to…