Brooker gets second C4 series
You Have Been Watching returns
14/12/2009 … Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of Charlie Brooker’s You Have Been Watching – two days after the show won a British Comedy Award.
Mon 14 December 2009
It's a cracker!
Best of this year's Christmas humour books
14/12/2009 … It’s the time of year when the shelves in the ‘humour’ section of every bookstore groan under the weight of new titles.
Kay's 'disappointing' book sales
14/12/2009 … Peter Kay’s latest memoirs have proved a big disappointment to booksellers.
Open spots are people too...
14/12/2009 … I have been having a lot of conversations with other comedians about open spotters: why are there so many who start bitter, why are there so many delusional ones,…
Sun 13 December 2009
Izzard honoured for marathon effort
BBC Sports Personality accolade
13/12/2009 … Eddie Izzard has given a special award at the 2009 BBC Sports Personality of the Year for his 1,100-mile run for Sport Relief.
McIntyre still tops the charts
13/12/2009 … Michael McIntyre has the bestselling stand-up DVD for the fourth week running, maintaining his No 3 position in the overall DVD chart.
© BBC British Comedy Awards: The winners
13/12/2009 … Outnumbered was the big winner at the British Comedy Awards, scooping three awards including the new gong for best comedy.