Miranda up for two TV Choice Awards
For sitcom and Call The Midwife
02/07/2013 … Miranda Hart is up for two accolades in this year’s TV Choice Awards.
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Tue 02 July 2013
Strap in!
ITV pilots a sitcom set in a theme park
02/07/2013 … ITV has commissioned a sitcom pilot set in a theme park.
This calls for a hoedown!
Sky working on country-and-western comedy
02/07/2013 … Sky 1 is developing a comedy series based on the country-and-western singing parents of actress Sheridan Smith.
Mon 01 July 2013
Watchdogs clear Atkinson sketch
Comic Relief did not break rules
01/07/2013 … Watchdogs have cleared the BBC for airing a Comic Relief sketch in which Rowan Atkinson parodied the Archbishop of Canterbury.
They're not all bad!
Comedy writers defend TV execs
01/07/2013 … Some of Britain’s top comedy writers have leapt to the defence of TV executives, amid a barrage of accusations about meddling and incompetence.
BBC comedy pilots go online
01/07/2013 … THE BBC has released its eight Comedy Feed pilots online, including shows by Nick Helm, Cariad Lloyd, Kerry Howard, Totally Tom and Elis James and Chris Corcoran.
Suicide sitcom allowed to die peacefully
01/07/2013 … The BBC’s controversial comedy about assisted suicides, Way To Go, will not be returning for a second series, the corporation has confirmed.
Sun 30 June 2013
Festivals, festivals, festivals
30/06/2013 … Yes, there are a lot of festivals in the comedy week ahead.