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© Steve Ullathorne With Hugh Dennis as a weatherman in new Doug Naylor sitcom
17/03/2014 … BBC One is reviving the Comedy Playhouse series of one-off pilots, with Hugh Dennis set to star as a sacked BBC weatherman in the latest self-referential sitcom…
Ricky Tomlinson to return for sequel
17/03/2014 … Ricky Tomlinson is to reprise his role of England football manager Mike Bassett in a sequel to the 2001 comedy film.
Part of 50th anniversary celebrations
17/03/2014 … Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse are to make an hour-long satire mocking 50 years of BBC Two.
Comedian delivers Bafta TV lecture
17/03/2014 … Lenny Henry has unveiled a blueprint for how to increase the number of ethnic minorities on TV comedy and drama shows.
17/03/2014 … RONNIE CORBETT's wife Anne has denied he is retiring from TV.
...with Nick Mohammed. A tight 5: March 16
16/03/2014 … JULIA DAVIS and Nick Mohammed have teamed up for an improvised sketch show, which they have released on Soundcloud:AMERICAN stand-up David Brenner, who appeared…
16/03/2014 … TodayLIVE IN GLASGOW: The city's comedy festival continues all week.
Russell Brand to write his political thoughts
14/03/2014 … Russell Brand is to publish a new book setting out his political thoughts.
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