Thu 10 July 2008
Matt, Ben And Buscemi
10/07/2008 … This short film was last night named winner of the Comedy Smalls contest backed by Paramount Comedy, and will now be screened on the channel.
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Dad's Army star slams today's telly
10/07/2008 … Dad’s Army star Ian Lavender says that it’s ‘sad’ that the classic sitcom is repeated so often – because it shows that too few decent new programmes are…
Ventriloquist's show closes early
Two And Only last just three weeks
10/07/2008 … West End ventriloquism show The Two and Only is to close 11 weeks early.
C4 reveals its Comedy Lab pilots
10/07/2008 … Channel 4 has announced its latest batch of Comedy Lab pilots, including the first TV show for sketch team Pappy’s Fun Club.
Paul F Taylor – Original Review
10/07/2008 … Paul F Taylor has the air of an attention-starved kid showing off to his visiting relatives.
Wed 09 July 2008
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09/07/2008 … CHORTLE has teamed up with Channel 4's 4Laughs website for a competition for readers to submit brief videos hailing their favourite unsung comedy heroes.
Comedy's lost its charm
09/07/2008 … Father Ted writer Graham Linehan has criticised the state of TV comedy, claiming too much of it is charmless, and depends only on bad language for cheap laughs.