
Thu 15 December 2005


Hot Fuzz is go
15/12/2005 … Simon Pegg has got the green light to make a follow-up to Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz.

'An abuse of power'
Free speech campaigners back Borat
15/12/2005 … Free speech campaigners have launched a formal protest against the Kazakh government’s censorship of Sacha Baron Cohen.

The sitcom is dead
15/12/2005 … Victoria Wood says The Office has killed off the traditional British sitcom.

Yet more awards...
Office USA up for writing gongs
15/12/2005 … Ricky Gervais may have walked away from the British Comedy Awards without his usual clutch of gongs – but The Office is in line for some new accolades.
Wed 14 December 2005

This is for Richard
Benefit gig planned in Pryor's honour
14/12/2005 … Richard Pryor’s widow Jennifer has announced plans for a huge memorial benefit gig for her husband next month.

And the winners are...
British Comedy Awards handed out
14/12/2005 … Little Britain has scored a double victory at the British Comedy Awards, beating Ricky Gervais' Extras to the best TV comedy prize, and winning the first Ronnie…
Tue 13 December 2005

Hammer time
Frankie's items auctioned for £7,000
13/12/2005 … A collection of Frankie Howerd’s treasured personal items have fetched £7,165 at auction.