• Fry and Laurie getting the band back together

    Fry and Laurie getting the band back together

    While the final episode of House is a mere six days away on Monday, 21 May, thankfully, Hugh Laurie is already trying to limit his down time. Seems as though Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry are ‘getting the band back together’ for a yet to be determined project. The British Comedy Guide has reported that […]

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  • Pythons reveal favorite modern comedies….

    Pythons reveal favorite modern comedies….

    After having to suffer for years and years of fans worldwide wanting to know what are the Pythons favorite sketches or what were their early days influences for the brilliant Python sketches, at long last, someone has asked the likes of Terry Gilliam, Carol Cleveland, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, what makes them laugh…non-Python related. […]

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  • Post Sherlock – the greatness that is Lead Balloon

    Post Sherlock – the greatness that is Lead Balloon

    I’m guessing a few of you are already sitting in front of the telly eagerly awaiting the Sunday night premiere of the new season of Sherlock on PBS. If you happen to be in the North Texas area and KERA is your local public television station, then hang out with us until 11:00pm for the […]

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  • Today's Doc Martin support group activity to combat separation anxiety

    Today's Doc Martin support group activity to combat separation anxiety

    Whether you are in the UK and have a 2013 Doc Martin season 6 countdown calendar, in the States and are eagerly awaiting the premiere of series 5 or you’re at any point in-between, we’ve found a little therapy session for those in the Doc Martin Separation Anxiety Support Group. Individuals currently suffering from either […]

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  • Ah-ha! Alan Partridge movie set to begin

    Ah-ha! Alan Partridge movie set to begin

    With his beloved Rover and Lexus cars and Bang & Olufsen stereo system in tow, Alan Partridge, host of Mid Morning Matters on North Norfolk Digital radio, will debut on the big screen in 2013. With the very creative working title of The Alan Partridge Movie, the film will be exec produced by Armando Iannucci, […]

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  • Naming rights to Only Fools and Horses USA

    Naming rights to Only Fools and Horses USA

    Looks like plans for a U.S. version of Only Fools and Horses is moving right along. Should the pilot, starring John Leguizamo as Del Boy, Dustin Ybarra as Rodney and Christopher Lloyd as Grandad, be picked up for a full series, it would air later in 2012 on ABC. The series has just recently added […]

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  • Dawn French on writing with Jennifer Saunders

    Dawn French on writing with Jennifer Saunders

    When the great comedy duo of French and Saunders (Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders) went their separate ways back in 2010 following the end of Jam and Jerusalem, there was more than a bit of sadness in the air. Wanting a bit of time to focus on individual projects sounded great on paper, but there […]

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  • No middle-aged spread visible in 'official' Red Dwarf X photo

    No middle-aged spread visible in 'official' Red Dwarf X photo

    With all the Downton Abbey and Sherlock talk circulating around the Internets lately, let us pause for a moment and not forget the brilliance that is Red Dwarf. As we get closer to the targeted September 2012 premiere for Red Dwarf X on Dave, the self-decribed Home of Witty Comedy Banter, images are starting to […]

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  • A bit of PG Wodehouse 'comedy brilliance' on the BBC horizon

    A bit of PG Wodehouse 'comedy brilliance' on the BBC horizon

    As we reported back in February, a bit of PG Wodehouse brilliance is on the horizon with the commissioning of Blandings by the BBC. At the time, Jennifer Saunders (Absolutely Fabulous, Jam and Jerusalem) was the only cast member that had been announced. Now, according to comedy.co.uk, filming has begun and the supporting cast has been […]

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  • James Corden – from Gavin & Stacey to Broadway

    James Corden – from Gavin & Stacey to Broadway

    At the ripe old age of 33, James Corden has made good use of his post-Gavin & Stacey time. Corden co-created and co-wrote the popular British comedy series with G&S co-star, Ruth Jones, which ended after three seasons in 2010. So popular was it that in three short seasons, the series went from a rather […]

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