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America to remake two more Britcoms
03/04/2008 … Two more BBC comedies are to be remade for the American market.
Thu 03 April 2008
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Andrew McClelland's Guide To Being A Modern Gentleman
03/04/2008 … Andrew McClelland has always had something of the air of the Edwardian gentlemen adventurer about him – albeit one perpetually being driven to the verge of debilitating…
Wed 02 April 2008
Borat wins again
02/04/2008 … Sacha Baron Cohen has won another legal battle over his Borat movie.
The Office opens another branch
Spin-off planned for US series
02/04/2008 … America’s NBC network is to launch a spin-off from The Office.
The men who tickled me...
02/04/2008 … Ken Dood has paid tribute to four great Liverpool comedians, as part of the City’s Capital of Culture celebrations.
Was Lenny right?
Julian Hall on the future of black comedy
02/04/2008 … The recent speech by Lenny Henry about the lack of diversity in TV raised some uncomfortable and contentious questions about the lack of black comedy talent.
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02/04/2008 … ARIZONA comedian Robby Wagner has performed a 10 hour, seven minute stand-up set, breaking the previous 7hr endurance record set by Dane Cook inn Los Angeles in…
BBC 'runs scared' of Muslim jokes
02/04/2008 … Ben Elton has accused the BBC of banning jokes about Muslims because it is too ‘scared’ of Islam.