'I'm not getting comedians on!'
What Michael McIntyre said of his new talk show
29/01/2014 … Michael McIntyre has said he wont’t have fellow stand-ups on his new BBC One chat show – because he wants to provide the comedy himself.
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Wed 29 January 2014
© BBC/Richard Ansett BBC orders second series of Inside No 9
From Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton
29/01/2014 … The BBC has ordered a second series of Inside No 9 – the new comedy from Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton – before the first has even aired.
'Banned' Bible comedy sells out
The publicity power of a protest...
29/01/2014 … Hardline Christian councillors who campaigned against a Bible-based comedy show have only served to boost its appeal.
Jim Davidson wins Celebrity Big Brother
29/01/2014 … Jim Davidson has won this year’s Celebrity Big Brother.
Tue 28 January 2014
An Absolutely worthy winner...
28/01/2014 … THE reunion of sketch group Absolutely for Radio 4's Sketchorama strand has scooped the prize for best scripted comedy with a studio audience at the BBC Audio Drama…
Mon 27 January 2014
Council reverses ban on Bible comedy
Spoof show WILL now go ahead this week
27/01/2014 … The council which banned a comedy show about the Bible because it was blasphemous have performed an unexpected last-minute U-turn.
Josh Widdicombe pilots his own sitcom
27/01/2014 … Josh Widdicombe is to star in his own BBC Three sitcom alongside Jack Dee.
Final answer
Comics to appear on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire's swansong
27/01/2014 … Frank Skinner, Russell Kane and Kevin Bridges are to take part in Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.