Tue 29 January 2008
hut29
29/01/2008 … RADIO 4 has commissioned a second series of Hut 33, the sitcom set among the World War Two codebreakers of Bletchley Park.
constant29
29/01/2008 … CONSTANT COMEDY, the website that allows a virtual 'crowd' of viewers to vote off comedians' videos they don't like, has been shortlisted for a MediaGuardian innovation…
wspca29
29/01/2008 … BILL BAILEY is to headline a Stand-Up For Animals benefit at London's Hammersmith Apollo on February 24, on a bill that also includes Chris Addison, Tim Vine, Tim…
Hill hits his peak
A record 7m tune in to TV Burp
29/01/2008 … Harry Hill has won his biggest ever audience for TV Burp, with seven million people tuning in on Saturday.
Mon 28 January 2008
Rock keeps rolling
Chris Rock adds second O2 date
28/01/2008 … Chris Rock has added a second date at London’s O2 Arena after selling out the 17,500-seat venue in just three hours.
'Uncle Barrie' dies
Time Gentlemen Please actor was 82
28/01/2008 … Comedy actor Barrie Gosney – best known for playing Uncle Barrie in Al Murray’s sitcom Time Gentlemen Please – has died at the age of 82.
No rap for Maddie gag
28/01/2008 … Rory Bremner’s TV show has escaped censure after dozens of viewers complained over an ‘offensive’ reference to missing Madelaine McCann.