Mon 26 October 2009
Boosh duo confirm movie plans
26/10/2009 … Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt have confirmed that they are working on a Mighty Boosh film – but refused to be drawn on too many details.
Carr drops amputee gag
...but finds some support from squaddies
26/10/2009 … Jimmy Carr has dropped a gag about soldiers who lost their limbs in battle, after receiving widespread condemnation over the weekend.
American: The Bill Hicks Story
26/10/2009 … Bill Hicks was a patriot, claims American, someone whose tragically foreshortened life encapsulated the ideal of freedom of speech and the need to hold authority…
Tim Minchin: Ready For This? on tour
26/10/2009 … Until his appearance on Jonathan Ross’s show on Friday, Tim Minchin didn’t have much in the way of mainstream exposure.
Sun 25 October 2009
Not The Messiah...
25/10/2009 … Unless you’ve been living under a rock – or a giant renaissance-art foot – you will probably be aware that this is Monty Python’s 40th anniversary.
Sat 24 October 2009
Old men behaving badly
Morrissey wants sitcom to return
24/10/2009 … Neil Morrissey wants to bring back his Nineties sitcom Men Behaving Badly.
Fri 23 October 2009
'Lost' comedy footage gets an airing
Some of Bob Monkhouse's archive released
23/10/2009 … A vast collection of ‘lost’ TV and radio footage featuring Tommy Cooper, Frankie Howerd and Benny Hill is to be shown for the first time in 50 years.