
2012 Archives
Sat 16 June 2012


Armando Iannucci given OBE
16/06/2012 … Armando Iannucci has been made an OBE in the Queen’s birthday honours.
Fri 15 June 2012


Caitlin Moran pens C4 comedy
Pilot about overweight teen seeking love
15/06/2012 … Bestselling author Caitlin Moran has written a Channel 4 sitcom about an overweight 16-year-old looking for a boyfriend.

deadboss15
15/06/2012 … SHARON HORGAN and Holly Walsh's new sitcom Dead Boss attracted almost 500,000 viewers to BBC Three on Thursday night, slightly lower than the slot average, but…

Drawn to a close...
Ricky Gervais ends animated show
15/06/2012 … Ricky Gervais is calling a halt to his animated Ricky Gervais Show and An Idiot Abroad.

Student finalists to play Latitude
15/06/2012 … Finalists in Chortle’s Student Comedy Award will be taking to the same stage as Tim Minchin, Jack Dee and Greg Davies when they play the Latitude festival next…

Camp comic has a stroke
Duncan 'Chase Me' Norvelle hospitalised
15/06/2012 … Duncan Norvelle, the Eighties comedian famous for his catchphrase ‘chase me’, is recovering after a stroke.