That Extra something
Gervais sets British Comedy Award record
07/11/2005 … Ricky Gervais’s Extras has landed a record five nominations for this year’s British Comedy Awards.
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Mon 07 November 2005
Sun 06 November 2005
Mission: Improbable
Tom Cruise signs up for Extras
06/11/2005 … Tom Cruise will appear in the next series of Extras, Ricky Gervais has confirmed.
Sat 05 November 2005
Eat my sh****
Russian bid to censor Simpsons
05/11/2005 … Russian MPs have given a final warning to TV stations to censor The Simpsons – otherwise state officials will step in and do the job for them.
Ronaway winners
Two Ronnies: 'greatest comedy duo'
05/11/2005 … The Two Ronnies have been voted the greatest ever comedy duo – beating Morecambe and Wise and Laurel and Hardy into second and third place.
Fri 04 November 2005
Morris is IT
Chris's 'secret role' in new C4 sitcom
04/11/2005 … Chris Morris is to be a regular in a new Channel 4 sitcom – although he’s apparently trying to keep his role secret.
Thu 03 November 2005
Last stop, London
Little Britain announces capital dates
03/11/2005 … The Little Britain tour has finally announced its London dates – but fans in the capital will have to wait almost a year for it to arrive.
Why Cooper's super
03/11/2005 … Tommy Cooper and Kenny Everett are to be saluted in a new ITV1 programme about classic programmes.
Wed 02 November 2005
Stripped back
Mayall and Planer in new Comic Strip
02/11/2005 … Channel 4 is reviving The Comic Strip Presents… Rik Mayall and Nigel Planer will star in the new one-off, Sex Actually, 23 years since the troupe’s…