Nerd up!
21/04/2005 … Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has joined with The Office’s producer Ash Atalla to create a new sitcom for Channel 4.
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Thu 21 April 2005
Funny money
21/04/2005 … Channel 4 is to launch a £20,000 hunt for new comedy writers next month.
Wed 20 April 2005
Sorry about the jokes...
20/04/2005 … The BBC has apologised for jokes aired on Have I Got News For You and Jonathan Ross’s chat show.
The final countdown
Students prepare for contest finale
20/04/2005 … Chortle’s second Student Comic Of The Year will be crowned on Monday.
Avalon-and-on
Agency's 16th Fringe line-up revealed
20/04/2005 … One of comedy’s biggest agents, Avalon, has announced its roster of shows for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Galaxy's biggest star
Slater joins Hitchhiker's radio cast
20/04/2005 … Christian Slater is to appear in the final radio episode of the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.
Tue 19 April 2005
BBC gets more Stupid
Disability-based sitcom given a full run
19/04/2005 … BBC Three has commissioned a sitcom about a homeless man and his wheelchair-bound friend following the success of a pilot episode.
A-ha for Hollywood?
Coogan plans Alan Partridge film
19/04/2005 … Steve Coogan is planning to take Alan Partridge to the big screen.