It was brutal how Matthew Perry found out his sitcom was axed
He thinks the Odd Couple isn't coming back
12/04/2017 … Matthew Perry found out the hard way that his US sitcom The Odd Couple has been cancelled.
2017 Archives
Wed 12 April 2017
Ab Fab film exec dies at 61
Christian Eisenbeiss also produced Dad's Army
12/04/2017 … The man who helped bring Absolutely Fabulous and Dad’s Army to the big screen has died at he age of 61 Christian Eisenbeiss was chairman of British Film…
Charlie Brooker and the time-travelling punks
The sitcom that never got made
12/04/2017 … Charlie Brooker has revealed that he once wrote a sitcom about time-travelling punk rockers – but couldn’t persuade a broadcaster to make it.
Bucket preview clip
New BBC 4 comedy with Miriam Margolyes
12/04/2017 … The BBC has released a preview clip of its new comedy show Bucket.
Zapped back into existence
Dave orders a second series of fantasy comedy
12/04/2017 … Dave has ordered a second series of fantasy comedy Zapped, Chortle can reveal as filming began on six new episodes this week.
Gillian Cosgriff: 8 Songs In 8 Weeks
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
12/04/2017 … She’s quite some talent, is Gillian Cosgriff.
Greg Larsen: A Grub In The Muck
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
12/04/2017 … Most comedians end their shows with a plea to the audience to spread the word if they liked the show.
The Border Force are 'proto-fascist goons'
Tom Ballard at the Melbourne Comedy Festival
12/04/2017 … Tom Ballard has laid into the Australian Border Force, branding them a 'proto-fascist paramilitary goon squad'.