Gervais says no more Extras

... despite pleas of Hollywood A-listers

07/03/2009 … Ricky Gervais has said he will never bring back Extras, despite a catalogue of Hollywood stars clambering for roles.

Playwrights' BBC sitcom commission

Village comedy scripts ordered

06/03/2009 … Playwrights Ed Waugh and Trevor Wood have been commissioned to write a BBC One sitcom set in a sleepy County Durham hamlet.

Radio 4 presenters try stand-up

Evan Davis, Laurie Taylor, Libby Purves, Peter White

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Touching People: Care in the Community Gigolo

With Bernard O'Shea

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06/03/2009 … FRANK SKINNER's Credit Crunch Cabaret – which offers a line-up of top acts for £10 – has extended its run at the Lyric Theatre in London's West End for five…

'My willy done a burp...'

WTF: Weekly Triva File

06/03/2009 … ‘A funny woman doesn’t attract men… she intimidates them,’ Lynne Parker of Funny Women, which aims to promote female stand-ups.

Bill Bailey banned for speeding

Caught on camera in Cornwall

06/03/2009 … Bill Bailey has been banned from driving for six months after being caught speeding in Cornwall.

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06/03/2009 … CNN has cancelled its Daily Show-inspired satire programme D.