LOLs to Newcastle
28/03/2006 … The Newcastle Comedy Festival is set to make a comeback after a year’s absence.
Tue 28 March 2006
Six for One
BBC orders half a dozen comedy pilots
28/03/2006 … BBC One has ordered six comedy pilots from the likes of Jennifer Saunders, Ronni Ancona and Omid Djalili.
Wood gets serious
28/03/2006 … Victoria Wood is to make her first drama for ITV for more than 25 years.
Mon 27 March 2006
Not a free man
Martin to play Death Row prisoner
27/03/2006 … The Office’s Martin Freeman is to star as a Death Row prisoner in the stage drama The Exonerated.
Awards coming out his...
Gervais wins award for prostate ad
27/03/2006 … The contentious advert Ricky Gervais made for the Prostate Cancer Charity has been named the best radio ad of the year.
Only Toad in the village
Lucas to star in kids' classic
27/03/2006 … Matt Lucas is to play Mr Toad in Wind In The Willows.
Sat 25 March 2006
Ricky's looking drawn
Cartoon version of Gervais's podcast
25/03/2006 … Ricky Gervais's weekly podcasts have been turned into internet cartoons.
Thu 23 March 2006
Questions in the House
B'stard crops up in Commons debate
23/03/2006 … Rik Mayall’s revival of Alan B’stard has prompted questions in the House of Commons.