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30/11/2009 … OUTNUMBERED writers Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin have won the Writers' Guild Of Great Britain prize for best TV comedy, while Richie Webb, David Quantick and Dave…
It'll be different without Frankie...
30/11/2009 … Frankie Boyle quitting Mock The Week will ‘inevitably’ change the tone of the show, regular Hugh Dennis has admitted.
© C4 C4 'axes' Jacko comedy
Fears Bo'Selecta! will upset family
30/11/2009 … A repeat of the Bo Selecta Michael Jackson special has reportedly been axed from Channel 4 for fear of upsetting the late superstar’s family.
Now it's Burpgate
Hill in another phoney 'offensive comedy' row
30/11/2009 … Sensitive TV viewers have complained about a Harry Hill sketch in which he compared a Vienetta ice cream to German tanks rolling into Poland.
We get 100s of scripts – and rejected them all
Peep Show chief's advice to writers
30/11/2009 … The executive producer of Peep Show has delivered a blow to would-be comedy writers by revealing that his company has NEVER made a sitcom from an unsolicited script,…
McIntyre's still No 1
DVD outsells all other comedians
30/11/2009 … Michael McIntyre’s DVD has slipped down to No 5 in the charts – but remains Britain’s bestselling stand-up title.
Dave Spikey: Best Medicine tour
30/11/2009 … If laughter is the best medicine, the first half of Dave Spikey’s show should probably be classed as a sedative.