Bully for him
Spikey to host Bullseye revival
14/03/2006 … Dave Spikey is to host the revival of darts quiz Bullseye.
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Tue 14 March 2006
Mon 13 March 2006
Given Arthur chance...
R4 gives Sir Arthur a second series
13/03/2006 … Radio 4 has commissioned a second series of Count Arthur Strong’s Radio Show.
Two on 2
Radio break for Deering and Howard
13/03/2006 … Stand-ups Rob Deering, below right, and Russell Howard, above, have landed their own Radio 2 comedy show.
High Goon
It's still Britain's favourite radio comedy
13/03/2006 … The Goon Show remains the most popular radio comedy ever, more than half a century after it first aired.
Comedy with balls
13/03/2006 … Dave Spikey has written a spoof documentary about the world of Sunday league football, which he hopes to get commissioned in time for June’s World Cup.
Sat 11 March 2006
Men are ruining comedy
Weir wants more female TV execs
11/03/2006 … Arabella Weir says TV comedy is rubbish – because too much of it is commissioned by men.
MTV forgives Brand
Wayward comic gets a second chance
11/03/2006 … Russell Brand is returning to MTV, four years after being sacked for his junkie lifestyle.
Thu 09 March 2006
Sadowitz price row
Gigs cancelled over ticket demands
09/03/2006 … Two comedy clubs have pulled gigs by Jerry Sadowitz – because he demanded ticket prices be more than doubled.