Liam Mullan on the state of TV comedy
24/02/2010 … In his recent Correspondents contribution, Dave Cohen launched a pre-emptive strike against the ‘death of the audience sitcom’ becoming an accepted fact.
24/02/2010 … Amanda Holden’s sitcom Big Top has been axed by BBC One, after failing to wow critics or win huge audiences.
With Rhod Gilbert and Sarah Millican
24/02/2010 … Paddy McGuinness is being lined up for a new ITV1 series – opposite stand-up stars Rhod Gilbert and Sarah Millican.
6,000 have their say in Chortle Awards – but there are just 10 votes in it
24/02/2010 … Almost 6,000 people have cast their votes in this year’s Chortle Awards.
David Suchet to examine music hall legend Sid
24/02/2010 … BBC Four has commissioned a documentary about music hall comedian Sid Field, a pioneer of sketch and camp comedy.
...as Charlie Sheen enters rehab
24/02/2010 … Production has been halted on Two And A Half Me, America’s most popular sitcom, after star Charlie Sheen went into rehan.
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