© BBC Mrs Brown's Boys tops Xmas ratings
9.4million watch sitcom special
26/12/2013 … Mrs Brown’s Boys has won the Christmas Day ratings, with 9.
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Thu 26 December 2013
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Producer Allan McKeown dies
Tracey Ullman's husband backed Jerry Springer: The Opera
26/12/2013 … Allan McKeown, the veteran producer and husband of Tracey Ullman, has died at the age of 67.
Tue 24 December 2013
R4 show for Jason Cook
24/12/2013 … HEBBURN writer and stand-up comedian Jason Cook is for star in his own Radio 4 show, The comic will front his School Of Hard Knocks in the new year, in which he…
Jongleurs: We will pay our comics
Row over clubs' unpaid wages goes public
24/12/2013 … Jongleurs has vowed to clear all the debts it owes to stand-ups who play its clubs by the end of next month, after the critical issue was made public.
Mon 23 December 2013
Top agent Addison Cresswell dies at 53
Heart attack claims 'the most powerful man in comedy'
23/12/2013 … Legendary comedy agent Addison Creswell has died of a heart attack at the age of 53.
Micky is the Christmas No 1
23/12/2013 … MICKY FLANAGAN has the No 1 Christmas comedy DVD, retaining his position ahead of Mrs Brown’s Boys for yet another week.
Sun 22 December 2013
Iiiiit's Chriiiiistmas!
22/12/2013 … The comedy week aheadTodayTV: The Christmas special of Hebburn, Jason Cook’s affectionate sitcom starring Chris Ramsey, Kimberley Nixon, Gina McKee and Jim Moir…
Miranda: Eric bought me sunshine
How Morecambe got her through her fug
22/12/2013 … Miranda Hart has spoken of how she struggled with fame and loneliness – but got through the self-doubt thanks to her hero Eric Morecambe.