'If the ratings dip, the phone stops ringing'
Matt LeBlanc on his new role in Episodes
17/12/2010 … ‘It could have been the next Frasier, outshining even the hit sitcom which spawned it, but instead Friends spin-off Joey was a flop.
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Fri 17 December 2010
Wed 15 December 2010
Prepare for take-off
Matt Lucas and David Walliams on Come Fly With Me
15/12/2010 … Their catchphrases have become so ubiquitous that only this week right-wing columnist Richard Littlejohn used them to mock wheelchair-bound student campaigner Jody…
Fri 10 December 2010
Theatre review: Matilda at the RSC
With music and lyrics by Tim Minchin
10/12/2010 … Roald Dahl’s Matilda seems to be the musical Tim Minchin was born to write; an impishly playful comedy about the triumph of curiosity and intelligence over boorishness…
Wed 08 December 2010
' I don’t know what I’m doing for huge stretches of time'
Jay Richardson interviews Dylan Moran
08/12/2010 … Your new DVD, Aim Low, splices highlights of your various stand-up shows together and reiterates how often you return to the same themes and preoccupations .
Tue 07 December 2010
I like to divide opinion...
07/12/2010 … Do you see the TV show as an extension of your stand-up, or do you approach the medium differently?I try to do exactly the same as I do at a gig.
Wed 01 December 2010
Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights
01/12/2010 … Channel 4 played its cards very close to its chest with Tramadol Nights; releasing not so much as a preview clip before last night’s premiere, perhaps for fear…
Tue 23 November 2010
A (very) little bit of politics...
Steve Bennett heads to a political comedy night
23/11/2010 … Never mind their effects on the country, right-wing governments are supposed to be a boon for political comedians, giving traditionally liberal satirists something…
Tue 16 November 2010
© BBC Royle secrets revealed...
10 things you might not have known about the show
16/11/2010 … GOLD is continuing its celebrations of The Royle Family tomorrow (Wednesday) with Royle Family Portraits, in which the cast and celebrity fans select their favourite…