Brand new sitcom
03/06/2006 … Russell Brand is working on a new sitcom for Radio 2 The comic, who has been in the headlines for his liaisons with Kate Moss, has created Cloud Cuckooland…
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Sat 03 June 2006
Fri 02 June 2006
Bean counters
Atkinson makes millions from TV deal
02/06/2006 … Tiger Aspect, the production company behind The Catherine Tate Show and The Vicar of Dibley, has been sold for more than £25 million.
Punk's not dead
02/06/2006 … Adrian Edmondson is to revive the memory of Young Ones Vyvyan by writing a sitcom about a punk-loving dad.
Thu 01 June 2006
Little Briton rules the waves
Walliams launches his Channel swim bid
01/06/2006 … David Walliams has officially launched his attempt to swim the Channel for charity.
'Earl' could be king...
Redemption comedy is critics' favourite
01/06/2006 … The American version of The Office and My Name Is Earl were the best shows of the past 12 months, according to US television critics.
Elton: Legalise crack
Ben calls for drug laws to be scrapped
01/06/2006 … Ben Elton has called for crack cocaine to be legalised.
Wed 31 May 2006
An Ed start
First 250 Fringe shows revealed
31/05/2006 … Chortle can today reveal details of almost 270 Edinburgh Fringe shows – including a visit by a voice of The Simpsons.
Bad korma
31/05/2006 … Bruce Forsyth has offended Oxford students by making a joke about curries to an Indian woman.