Big Top is a big flop
Poor audiences for new BBC One sitcom
03/12/2009 … BBC One’s bid to launch a new family sitcom has stumbled at the first hurdle, with just 3.
2009 Archives
Thu 03 December 2009
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03/12/2009 … LENNY HENRY has recorded a version of his award-winning portrayal of Othello for Radio 4, to be broadcast early in the New Year.
Rhod gets a big slice of the DVD pie
Gilbert lands best-selling debut title
03/12/2009 … Rhod Gilbert has claimed the title for this year’s fastest-selling debut stand-up DVD.
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03/12/2009 … SKY TV producers want Eddie Izzard to play Long John Silver in a new adaptation of Treasure Island, industry magazine Broadcast reports.
Brydon pilots new BBC Two show
Format promises stand-up and sketches
03/12/2009 … BBC Two is piloting a new entertainment vehicle for Rob Brydon.
TV is running scared of edgy comedy
03/12/2009 … Television chiefs are shunning controversial comedy in the wake of the ‘Sachsgate’ backlash, the BBC’s head of comedy has admitted.
New sitcom for Simon Bird
E4 series about a Jewish family
03/12/2009 … Inbetweeners actor Simon Bird is to star in a new E4 sitcom about a Jewish family.