Channel 4 comedy chief to quit
Phil Clarke and his No 2 Nerys Evans stand down
10/02/2017 … Channel 4’s head of comedy Phil Clarke is to step down to set up a production company with Peep Show creators Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong.
2017 Archives
Fri 10 February 2017
© BBC/Matt Stronge 'Too posh for my liking'
10/02/2017 … • Russell Brand has left the agent whom he credited with creating turning his life around.
© David Shankbone / Creative Commons 3.0/CC BY-SA 3.0 Mike Myers to play the man who mentored him
New movie about improv svengali Del Close
10/02/2017 … Mike Myers is to play improv comedy legend Del Close in a new movie.
How can we improve the image of improv?
10/02/2017 … The general consensus is that 2016 was a crap year, with Brexit, Trump and the deaths of beloved celebrities (and David Gest).
Red Dwarf producer Charles Armitage dies
Grant Naylor founder and agent was 62
10/02/2017 … Charles Armitage, the executive producer of Red Dwarf and a leading showbiz figure, has died at the age of 62 The grandson of legendary composer Noel Gay,…
Sara Pascoe adapts Pride and Prejudice
New stage version of Jane Austen classic
10/02/2017 … Sara Pascoe is adapting Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice for the stage.
Thu 09 February 2017
© C4 Channel 4 gets Damned again
Jo Brand social work sitcom to return
09/02/2017 … Jo Brand’s social work sitcom Damned is returning to Channel 4.