© BBC Enfield: My Muslim character was banned
05/10/2008 … Harry Enfield says he was banned from performing as a sex-crazed Muslim hoodie and a paedophile Catholic priest on TV.
2008 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 05 October 2008
© BBC Sat 04 October 2008
© NBC Spin-off for Will & Grace?
04/10/2008 … Former Will And Grace co-stars Megan Mullally and Sean Hayes are reportedly set to star in a spin-off of the hit sitcom.
Fri 03 October 2008
'Comics can be real pains in the arses...'
03/10/2008 … ‘I treat sex as pretty much the last household chore of the day,’ Billy Connolly.
© BBC QI plans daytime spin-off
New show to feature public, not comics
03/10/2008 … QI is attempting to become the first panel show to create a TV spin-off.
Thu 02 October 2008
© Ellis O'Brien Loaded with honours
Lads' mag hails its comedy heroes
02/10/2008 … Harry Enfield, Jimmy Carr and My Name Is Earl have all won comedy awards from Loaded magazine.
© BBC QI moves to BBC1
Sixth series to switch channels
02/10/2008 … QI is to move from BBC Two to BBC One when it returns for its sixth series in the New Year.
© BBC BBC3 pulls Pulling
Series axed despite strong ratings
02/10/2008 … BBC Three has dropped Sharon Horgan’s acclaimed sitcom Pulling.
Germany remakes Karen Taylor
Gags 'work just as well' in German
02/10/2008 … Karen Taylor’s BBC Three sketch show is to be remade for German TV audiences.