£2.6m profit for TV comedy-makers
Open Mike turned over £21.7m last year
06/11/2013 … Open Mike Productions, the TV company that makes shows such as Live At The Apollo and Alan Carr's Chatty Man, made £2.
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Wed 06 November 2013
Richard Herring unveils next DIY project
Six-part stand-up video series
06/11/2013 … Richard Herring has revealed the full details of his new project – releasing his own series of six filmed stand-up shows.
C4 recommissions Man Down
Second series for Greg Davies sitcom
06/11/2013 … Channel 4 has recommissioned Greg Davies' sitcom Man Down.
Tue 05 November 2013
'We're ninjas!'
How The Revolution Will Be Televised comics got close to Cameron
05/11/2013 … A comedian from BBC Three's hidden-camera show The Revolution Will Be Televised managed to bypass David Cameron's security for a stunt in their new series.
Brooker's back
Charlie's Wipe to return to BBC Two
05/11/2013 … Charlie Brooker is to return to BBC Two with a new series of his Wipe shows.
Chronicler of comedy heroes joins book fest
John Fisher added to Chortle event
05/11/2013 … The author of one of the most authoritative books on comedy has been added to the line-up of the Chortle Comedy Book Festival.
Mon 04 November 2013
Gervais gets back to work on Derek
04/11/2013 … RICKY GERVAIS has begun production on the second series of Derek, which will air on Channel 4 and Netflix US next year.
Sun 03 November 2013
© BBC/Fremantle Productions The unreliable memoirs of a showbiz legend
03/11/2013 … The comedy week ahead.