Wood's 'fury' at BBC
Comic lost her 'promised' Xmas Day slot
23/12/2009 … Victoria Wood is said to be ‘furious’ that the BBC has bumped her sketch comedy comeback from the Christmas Day ratings.
2009 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 23 December 2009
Mon 21 December 2009
Harry Hill complaints frozen out
Viennetta sketch OK, say watchdogs
21/12/2009 … TV watchdogs ruled that 13 complaints about the episode of Harry Hill's TV Burp that compared Viennetta to German tanks did not breach broadcast rules.
'Nelson Mandela House' to be torn down
Demolition for Only Fools landmark
21/12/2009 … The tower block where Del Boy and Rodney lived in Only Fools and Horses is to be demolished.
BBC radio seeks new comedy writers
...as topical show Newsjack returns
21/12/2009 … BBC radio producers are on the lookout for new comedy writers to contribute to a topical sketch show.
McIntyre is Xmas No 1
...while another Peter Kay cash-in also makes the charts
21/12/2009 … It was more of a one-horse race than the singles chart, but Michael McIntyre has won the Christmas No 1 for stand-up DVDs – after selling more than one million…
Sun 20 December 2009
Actress Brittany Murphy dies at 32
Voice of Luanne in King Of The Hill
20/12/2009 … Actress Brittany Murphy – whose roles included voicing the character of Luanne in the animated comedy King Of The Hill – has died at the age of 32She went into…
US pilot for Danny Wallace
ABC orders 'fish out of water' comedy
20/12/2009 … Danny Wallace is set to star in his own American TV comedy show.
Kiwi comics tarred by sex case secrecy
Entertainer accused of abusing girl, 4
20/12/2009 … A New Zealand comedian accused of sexually abusing a four-year-old girl has won the right to keep his name out of the papers.