A good send-up
Celebs mock themselves in R4 comedies
16/06/2006 … Radio 4 is planning two sitcoms featuring celebrities in roles very similar to their own real-life characters.
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Fri 16 June 2006
In a write mood...
Why Kay wrote his autobiography
16/06/2006 … Peter Kay says he’s writing his autobiography out of anger – after finding out a journalist was writing an unauthorised version.
Tsars in their eyes
Plans for a Russian Blackadder
16/06/2006 … Ben Elton has plans for a movie version of Blackadder, set during the Russian revolution.
Thu 15 June 2006
Eau happy day
Protesters rejoice at Perrier withdrawal
15/06/2006 … Anti-Perrier protesters have rejoiced at the news the company has dropped its comedy award sponsorship - claiming it was their presure that forced the decision …
'Festival staff beat me'
Comic claims brutality at Download 06
15/06/2006 … A comedian performing at the Download music festival claims he was beaten up by security men when riots blighted the final night.
'Festival staff beat me'
Comic claims brutality at Download 06
15/06/2006 … A comedian performing at the Download music festival claims he was beaten up by security men when riots blighted the final night.
Green Wing returns
15/06/2006 … Channel 4 has commissioned a one-off 90-minute episode of Green Wing – fuelling fears the hospital comedy will not return for a third series.
Wed 14 June 2006
Headline acts
14/06/2006 … Channel 4 is working on a new series of half-hour comedy films about celebrities in the news Each weekly episode of Star Stories would feature the same…