Bottom's up!
Rik and Ade to revive their sitcom characters
23/08/2012 … Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall are to revive their Bottom double-act for a new BBC Two sitcom.
2012 Archives
Thu 23 August 2012
C4's comedy boss moves to BBC
Shane Allen to be in charge of all commissioning
23/08/2012 … Channel 4’s comedy head Shane Allen has jumped ship to become the BBC’s top comedy commissioner.
Underdogs: Fringe 2012
23/08/2012 … The Underdogs were finalists in this year’s Natys, the new act competition once run by the Hackney Empire.
Bec Hill: Fringe 2012
23/08/2012 … There are sackfuls of winsome charm in Bec Hill’s disarmingly upbeat show.
Bob & Jim: Fringe 2012
23/08/2012 … With their affected mild-mannered Thirties Cockney accents – all ‘blimey!’ and ‘crumbs!’ – Bob & Jim evoke a more innocent variety-hall era of entertainment.
Marcel Lucont: Fringe 2012
23/08/2012 … Alexis Dubus has got a lot of mileage (kilometreage?) out of this walking French stereotype.
Colm McGlinchey: Fringe 2012
23/08/2012 … Colm McGlinchey rolls with the punches this midnight, free show throws at him.
Horrible Histories : Fringe 2012
23/08/2012 … Given the strength of the brand name, it isn't surprising that this has been doing brisk business at one of the Fringe's larger venues.