2011 Archives
Thu 13 January 2011
Student Comedy Award launches
13/01/2011 … The 2011 Chortle Student Comedy Award is now open for business…Now in its eighth year, previous winners and finalists have included Simon Bird, Tom Deacon, Lloyd…
James Corden to host Brits
'I can do better than Peter Kay'
13/01/2011 … James Corden will present this year’s Brit awards, organisers have announced.
BBC commissions more Mirandas
...and series could move to BBC One
13/01/2011 … The BBC has just ordered a third series of hit sitcom Miranda – which could transfer to BBC One.
Blackadder II: The perfect TV comedy?
Chris Hallam celebrates its 25th anniversary
13/01/2011 … Twenty five years ago this month, British television comedy came as close to achieving perfection as it has ever done before or since.
Wed 12 January 2011
Did the BBC get starstruck?
Gary Napier offers a theory to where Episodes went wrong
12/01/2011 … I was really looking forward to Episodes, even after the cheesy Matt Le Blanc head-turn in the promotional trailer – I know they have to maximise audience figures.