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BBC under fire over sitcom 'censorship'
15/06/2007 … The BBC has been accused of ‘censoring’ Porridge after removing a line about homosexuality from a repeat.
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Fri 15 June 2007
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Thick Of It to return next month
15/06/2007 … Another special episode of political satire Thick Of It is to air next month.
Rogan accused of homophobia
15/06/2007 … American comic Joe Rogan has been branded a homophobe after accusing a gay comic of stealing jokes.
Making a few Bob
15/06/2007 … Bob Monkhouse’s widow has criticised the BBC for charging her thousands of pounds to help make a charity ad.
Thu 14 June 2007
Comics exhibit themselves
14/06/2007 … Museum visitors will find stand-ups performing amid the exhibits one day next month.
Wed 13 June 2007
Viewers shun Lenny's Britain
13/06/2007 … Viewers shunned Lenny Henry’s new show about the British sense of humour last night.
© BBC David Hatch dies at 68
13/06/2007 … Sir David Hatch, the comic performer turned BBC executive, died last night at the age of 68.
© Warner Bros In with a Bang
13/06/2007 … Channel 4 has bought the rights to air new US sitcom The Big Bang Theory.