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Sat 05 December 2015
© BBC/Sophie Mutevelian What's Inside No 9 in the next series?
05/12/2015 … Steve Pemberton has given the first hint of what the next series of Inside No 9 has in store.
Fast Show revival? Maybe on stage
But Charlie Higson doubts it'll be back on TV
05/12/2015 … The Fast Show co-creator Charlie Higson has poured cold water on the hopes of a revival of the sketch show – at least on TV.
Harry Hill to make a new West End musical
Undeterred by I Can't Sing! flop
05/12/2015 … Harry Hill is set to make a new West End musical, less than two years after his X Factor show I Can't Sing! flopped.
'I stole Bill Bailey's tour bus'
Prolific thief's courtroom admisison
05/12/2015 … A prolific burglar has admitted stealing Bill Bailey's tour bus from outside a theatre.
British Library acquires Kenneth Williams archive
05/12/2015 … The British Library has acquired the personal archive of Kenneth Williams, including 43 personal diaries and around 2,000 letters.
Fri 04 December 2015
Harry Hill to front ITV panel show
But he doesn't have a clue what it's going to be...
04/12/2015 … Harry Hill is set to front a new panel show for ITV.
How the BBC turned down Hunderby
...and how Alexander Armstrong was ousted
04/12/2015 … The BBC turned down the chance to make Hunderby, creator Julia Davis has revealed.