2008 Archives
Mon 10 November 2008
© BBC Concern over family sitcom's drug scene
But watchdog lets BBC off the hook
10/11/2008 … Broadcasting watchdogs Ofcom have investigated the BBC after a drug-taking scene in family sitcom After You’ve Gone.
Sun 09 November 2008
Williams drops in
Suprise gig at London comedy club
09/11/2008 … Robin Williams returned to the London stage for the first time in 25 years on Saturday night – performing a surprise stand-up set in front of just 100 comedy club…
'The English hate comedy'
09/11/2008 … Scottish stand-up Danny Bhoy has slammed English audiences as being humourless curmudgeons who hate comedy.
Brand: We toned down the Sachs tapes
Comic speaks as BBC bungles its apology
09/11/2008 … Russell Brand has revealed that the full messages he and Jonathan Ross left on Andrew Sachs’s answerphone contained even more obscene content than was aired on…
Sat 08 November 2008
© C4 Setback for the US Britcom invasion
08/11/2008 … The British comedy invasion of Hollywood has stalled – with several planned remakes hitting the buffers.
Lots of Milligan memorabilia
Spike's possessions go under the hammer
08/11/2008 … A treasure trove of Spike Milligan memorabilia is to go under the auctioneers’ hammer later this month.
It's his Funeral...
Chris Rock plans to remake Britcom
08/11/2008 … Chris Rock is planning to remake of last year’s British comedy movie Death At A Funeral with a predominantly black cast.