Comic faces jail for insulting Pope
12/09/2008 … A comedian is facing a five-year jail sentence for joking about the Pope.
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Fri 12 September 2008
Thu 11 September 2008
© C4 C4 goes back to School
Full commission for kids' comedy
11/09/2008 … Channel 4 has commissioned a full series of School Of Comedy, the sketch show aimed at adults but performed by children.
Wed 10 September 2008
It's SpamaNOT
10/09/2008 … Producers have axed the planned 2009 UK tour of Monty Python’s Spamalot.
© BBC Armstrong & Miller plan new sitcom
10/09/2008 … Armstrong & Miller are developing a sitcom about ‘slacker’ office temps.
Lesbians think Jen is ab fab
10/09/2008 … Angus Deayton and Jennifer Saunders are the comedians gay men and lesbians would most like to date, according to a new poll.
Borat make glorious victory in court
Three more lawsuits thrown out
10/09/2008 … Three more lawsuits against the Borat movie have been thrown out of court.
Clue will return
...but no word yet on the host
10/09/2008 … I’m Sorry I Haven't a Clue will return to Radio 4 next year, the BBC has confirmed.
Perkins wins baton battle
Now she'll conduct at the Proms
10/09/2008 … Sue Perkins will conduct an orchestra in front of 30,000 fans after winning the BBC2 show Maestro last night.