Horne & Corden axed

BBC pulls plug on planned second series

07/12/2009 … The BBC has pulled the plug on the second series of Mathew Horne and James Corden’s much- slated sketch show.

Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town

Trailer for Canadian sketch team's comeback show

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Value added comedy

Giacinto Palmieri on what separates good stand-up from bad

07/12/2009 … In his Correspondents column last week, stand-up Andrew Watts expressed some surprise that a routine in his Edinburgh show about Richard Dawkins's ‘weak epistemology’…

Gervais makes it into Who's Who

So do the Little Britain duo

07/12/2009 … It may have been nine years since The Office made Ricky Gervais one of comedy’s biggest stars – but only now has he made it into the hallowed pages of Who’s…

McIntyre DVD moves up the charts

Now at No 3

06/12/2009 … Michael McIntyre’s top-selling Hello Wembley DVD has moved up the charts on its third week of release.

$110million Bruno lawsuit

Man named as terrorist sues

06/12/2009 … The man described as a terrorist leader in Sacha Baron Cohen’s Bruno film has launched a $110million lawsuit for defamation.

BCA test

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Lady Gaga vs Madonna

Morwenna Banks: Celebrities STFU

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