Laugh-In's 'sock it to me' girl dies
British actress Judy Carne was 76
08/09/2015 … Judy Carne, who starred as the 'Sock It To Me' girl on 1960s US sketch show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, has died at the age of 76.
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Tue 08 September 2015
Jason Manford brands Dragons' Den as 'patronising'
08/09/2015 … Jason Manford has taken a pop at Dragons’ Den as he launched his own TV investment show.
The trials of Bernard Righton
John Thomson says his parody can struggle in clubs
08/09/2015 … John Thomson says modern audiences don’t understand his stand-up character Bernard Righton – and it’s even tougher in the South of England.
© C4 Has Netflix nabbed Black Mirror?
Charlie Brooker's show reportedly leaving C4
08/09/2015 … Netflix has snatched Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror away from Channel 4, according to press reports.
© ITV Benidorm named best TV comedy
08/09/2015 … BENIDORM was named best comedy at the TV Choice Awards last night, and Big Bang Theory won the prize for best international show, all voted for by viewers.
'Ghosts are more possible than time travel...'
Marley's Ghosts writer on his new Gold sitcom
08/09/2015 … The creator of a new sitcom about ghosts says he wants to use the supernatural hook as a way of exploring heavyweight emotional topics.
Mon 07 September 2015
© Idil Sukan Nish of the day!
Kumar top poll of the best-reviewed Fringe shows
07/09/2015 … Nish Kumar had the best reviewed show of the Edinburgh Fringe, according to a new analysis of the festival coverage.
Saved! Chris Ramsey's DVD
Show will now be taped in Newcastle
07/09/2015 … Chris Ramsey is to record his first DVD on home soil after his original venues was closed unexpectedly because of asbestos.