Animal activists stick the boot in
Connolly slated over stingray shoes
29/01/2013 … Maybe he should stick to banana boots.
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Tue 29 January 2013
Mon 28 January 2013
Jason Manford Moving On... to daytime telly
28/01/2013 … Johnny Vegas might not be the first person you think of when it comes to daytime TV – but the raucous stand-up has directed a host of familiar comedy faces in…
Spy defects to America
Another remake gets a pilot commission
28/01/2013 … Sky’s comedy series Spy is to become the latest British hit to be piloted for American audiences.
Dawn French to play James Corden's mum
28/01/2013 … Dawn French is to play James Corden's mum in his new comedy-thriller.
Why TV hasn't a Clue...
Execs loved a pilot – but wanted younger comics
28/01/2013 … Plans for a TV version of I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue were dropped – because executives thought the teams were too old.
I want to make Dr Strangelove: The Play
28/01/2013 … Marcus Brigstocke wants to adapt Peter Sellers comedy classic Dr Strangelove for the stage.
Tim Vine joins dance show
With Nina Conti and Jon Culshaw
28/01/2013 … Tim Vine, Nina Conti and John Culshaw are to take part in the next series of Let’s Dance for Comic Relief.
Fri 25 January 2013
John Bishop
25/01/2013 … On January 13, 2013, Chortle published an article entitled: ‘It’s OK to steal a gag.