BBC orders more from Sarah Millican
Second series confirmed on Twitter
27/04/2012 … The BBC has ordered a second series of the Sarah Millican Television Programme – just two weeks after the first run aired.
2012 News
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Fri 27 April 2012
Thu 26 April 2012
Getting through Hebburn's gate
More actors join Jason Cook's sitcom
26/04/2012 … Gina McKee, Jan Ravens and Phil Nice have joined the cast of BBC Two’s new comedy series Hebburn, created by stand-up Jason Cook.
In the steps of Marco Polo
Sky confirms new Idiot Abroad details
26/04/2012 … Sky has confirmed the commission of the latest in Ricky Gervais’s An Idiot Abroad series.
ITV orders Russell Tovey sitcom
Heralding new push into comedy
26/04/2012 … ITV has given the green light to a new Russell Tovey sitcom set in an unemployment office.
Vic and Bob back on C4
26/04/2012 … Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are returning to Channel 4 after nearly 20 years.
Wed 25 April 2012
The 'shithole' strikes back
Jo Brand in trouble over Streatham joke
25/04/2012 … Jo Brand has landed herself in hot water after calling Streatham a ‘shithole’ The comedian was accused of doing ‘serious damage’ to the reputation of the…
What shall we call Only Fools remake?
US network turns to Facebook for help
25/04/2012 … The American network remaking Only Fools And Horses cannot decide on a title for the new series – and has turned to Facebook for help.
Egyptian comic jailed for 'offending Islam'
25/04/2012 … One of the biggest comedians in the Arab world has been jailed for three months for ‘offending Islam’.